Non-disclosure in the Internet Age is quickly perceived as a breach of trust. Government, corporations and each of us as individuals must recalibrate how we live and share our lives appropriate to the information now available and the expectations of others. Simon Mainwaring on government
It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right. William E. Gladstone on government
I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated. Michael Bloomberg on government
The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her. Ibrahim Babangida on government
If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual. Frank Herbert on government
You can't have it both ways. You can't tell me that you're taxed enough already, and that you want constitutional government and then in the next breath say, 'Bring me home some bacon.' The pig has been picked clean. Rand Paul on government
In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down. Rick Perry on government
This administration in Washington that's in power now clearly believes that government is not only the answer to every need, but it's the most qualified to make the most central decisions for every American in every area. Rick Perry on government
Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government. Rick Perry on government
When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home. Rick Perry on government
President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity. Rick Perry on government
Americans want government that is leaner, more efficient, and less intrusive into their personal lives. Rick Perry on government
Who can be against progress, after all? But it's a fraudulent use of the word - because for the Progressive, progress is marked not be how free you are, but how much government can 'do' for you. Rick Perry on government
It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government. Rick Perry on government
We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care. Rick Perry on government
The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government. Sam Houston on government
People know something has gone terribly wrong with our government and it has gotten so far off track. But people also know that there is nothing wrong in America that a good old-fashioned election can't fix. Sarah Palin on government
New York State is upside down and backwards high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush. Andrew Cuomo on government
Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people. Andrew Cuomo on government
I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights. Harold Pinter on government