Government Quotes

Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men’s minds.

Certainly any president – Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative – should keep an open mind until they get the briefing.

The public knows how many good things there are as part of the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans say they’re going to repeal. They don’t know what to replace it with.

The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.

I don’t care if you’re a Republican or a Democrat, there is something profoundly un-American about using the brute force of government to bully someone.

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.

There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.

We must rediscover our faith in the future and join with one another to ensure that nonviolence is the prevalent choice for government, law enforcement, the non-profit sector, business, education, media, entertainment, arts, and for the global citizenry.

This is government’s primary function – to keep us safe – and when large percentages in America don’t feel safe, they start asking: What am I paying my taxes for? What is government all about?