I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament. Tony Blair
In government you carry each hope each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge. Tony Blair
The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing. Herbert Spencer
Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror. Herbert Spencer
One side of the American psyche wants smaller government, lower taxes, and more choices for individuals, even if those choices increase risk. The other wants a strong social safety net to protect the weakest among us, even if it costs more to minimize risk. Ron Fournier
I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions. Stephen Harper
The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House. Stephen Harper
Whether Canada ends up as o-ne national government or two national governments or several national governments, or some other kind of arrangement is, quite frankly, secondary in my opinion. Stephen Harper
Canadians know that the promise of a recession didn't happen because of anything we did here. If you look at all the causes of the recession, problems in mortgage markets, the problems in the banking sector, the problems in government finance in countries like Greece, none of those problems were in present Canada. Stephen Harper
Well, you know, I - again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account. Carly Fiorina
But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from. Carly Fiorina
We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online. Carly Fiorina
The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy. Carly Fiorina
It's the federal government's job to secure the border. Carly Fiorina
Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may. Daniel Webster
It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most. Walter Lippmann
If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France. Nicolas Chamfort
I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule. Arlen Specter
Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government. Elizabeth I
But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't be up to the government. Tony Campolo