I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government. Arnold Schwarzenegger on government
As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary. Arnold Schwarzenegger on government
A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay. Amos Bronson Alcott on government
The new rage is to say that the government is the cause of all our problems, and if only we had no government, we'd have no problems. I can tell you, that contradicts evidence, history, and common sense. William J. Clinton on government
I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated. Chief Joseph on government
The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. James Madison on government
The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a dime. Andy Stern on government
When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished. Adam Weishaupt on government
What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. James Madison on government
To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. James Madison on government
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state. Michel de Montaigne on government
We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers, people that are gainfully employed, making money and paying into the tax system. And then we need a government that has the discipline to take that additional revenue and use it to pay down the debt and never grow it again. Marco Rubio on government
When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned. Herbert Hoover on government
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. Mikhail Baryshnikov on government
A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years. Harry S. Truman on government
Though the people support the government the government should not support the people. Grover Cleveland on government
Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. James Russell Lowell on government
A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person. James Madison on government
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things. Gerald R. Ford on government
Our founders got it right when they wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our rights come from nature and nature's God, not from government. Paul Ryan on government