The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people. William O. Douglas
Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them. Thomas Frank
Government is, by its very nature, a destroyer of liberties the Obama administration, specifically, is promising to interfere with the economy and the health care system so profoundly that Washington will soon have us all in chains. Thomas Frank
Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting. Thomas Frank
Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private industry, so why are we so quick to doubt that the same great results can be achieved by putting the government's justice-dealing branch on the same market-based course? Thomas Frank
We have mountain of debt that isn't going away and all the problems are here to stay, and anybody who tells you that is a good thing ought to get out of the business of helping the government down the road. Rick Santelli
Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government. Mary Wollstonecraft
The Right's view of government and the Left's view of big business are both correct. Robert Anton Wilson
Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution. Michael Badnarik
In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions. Peter Singer
I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up. Jim DeMint
The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government. Jim Hightower
If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end. Herbert Hoover
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward. Otto von Bismarck
The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice. Harry Browne
Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily. Harry Browne
I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique. William Hague
I think Britain would be alright, if only we had a different Government. William Hague
It is the mission of the next Conservative Government to build the Responsible Society. William Hague
At a time of such hope and optimism in the Middle East, we cannot let the Libyan government violate every principle of international law and human rights with impunity. William Hague