I propose that the government should get out of the business of marrying people and, instead, only give legal status to civil unions. Tony Campolo on government
If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state? Tony Campolo on government
From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence. Tony Campolo on government
After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding. Tony Campolo on government
Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program. Tony Campolo on government
Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives. Tony Campolo on government
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government. Spiro T. Agnew on government
I have no doubt that the government of this great nation will work with its people to lead New Orleans and the Gulf Coast back to an enlightened, proud, safe part of the world. Harry Connick, Jr. on government
Well, again, a gun sale database is just trying to get the Department of Justice to keep track of the guns that they're purchasing and supplying to drug dealers and murderers. I mean, wow. Come on, let's get the government under control before we start restricting the rights of - innocent citizens. John Mica on government
I work for a Government I despise for ends I think criminal. John Maynard Keynes on government
Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family, it's not bestowed on you by the government, you have to be nominated by the public. Rod Stewart on government
Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. Edward Gibbon on government
I really do inhabit a system in which words are capable of shaking the entire structure of government, where words can prove mightier than ten military divisions. Vaclav Havel on government
Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money! Joe Biden on government
Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. Joe Biden on government
This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a presumption that, without relentless scrutiny, the government will misbehave. Dee Dee Myers on government
Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant. David Attenborough on government
What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the most magnificent government on the face of the Earth, and the reason is this: because it was intended to preserve the American society and the American spirit, not to transform it or destroy it. Mark Levin on government
It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong. Wendell Willkie on government
The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people. William O. Douglas on government