Famous Quotes About government

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention.

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.

By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.