A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. Harry S. Truman
Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us. P. J. O'Rourke
The future is not Big Government. Self-serving politicians. Powerful bureaucrats. This has been tried, tested throughout history. The result has always been disaster. President Obama, your agenda is not new. It's not change, and it's not hope. Rush Limbaugh
Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives? Paul Ryan
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny. Charles Barkley
Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient. P. J. O'Rourke
We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us. Colin Powell
Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds. Thurgood Marshall
Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government. Alice Walker
If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a 'peace conference,' you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes. Joseph Stalin
Democrats think the country works better with a strong middle class, real opportunities for poor people to work their way into it and a relentless focus on the future, with business and government working together to promote growth and broadly shared prosperity. We think 'we're all in this together' is a better philosophy than 'you're on your own.' William J. Clinton
What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention. P. J. O'Rourke
This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances. Gracie Allen
When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. Harry S. Truman
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety. Arnold Schwarzenegger
By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. John Maynard Keynes
The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse! Chinua Achebe
We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans. P. J. O'Rourke
The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise. P. J. O'Rourke
The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. William F. Buckley, Jr.