The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power. John Stuart Mill on government
It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose. Tony Blair on government
You know, I have found a new way to get high and stay spaced out for hours on end, and the government can't stop me... It's called senility. Robert Anton Wilson on government
But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people. Maynard James Keenan on government
Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government. Richard M. Nixon on government
I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world. Lyndon B. Johnson on government
The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should not support the people. Grover Cleveland on government
Increased government spending can provide a temporary stimulus to demand and output but in the longer run higher levels of government spending crowd out private investment or require higher taxes that weaken growth by reducing incentives to save, invest, innovate, and work. Martin Feldstein on government
I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers. Michael Bloomberg on government
Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos. Donald Rumsfeld on government
I happen to agree with many of the liberal emphasis on compassion, justice and equality. I just disagree that it's the government's role to provide everything. Rick Warren on government
You know what the fastest growing religion in America is? Statism. The growing reliance on government. Marco Rubio on government
Democracy is when the people keep a government in check. Aung San Suu Kyi on government
Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result. Andrew Jackson on government
In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me. Mary J. Blige on government
We believe that the government has an important role to create the conditions that promote entrepreneurship, upward mobility, and individual responsibility. Paul Ryan on government
The belief that recipients of government aid are better off the more we spend on them is remarkably persistent. No matter how many times this central tenet of liberalism gets debunked, like Brett Favre, it just keeps coming back. Paul Ryan on government
Activist government overreach and ongoing economic stagnation have shown us why Washington should not try to displace what is best left to civil society. Paul Ryan on government
Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. Louis D. Brandeis on government
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent. Aung San Suu Kyi on government