“In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.”
— Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de Tocqueville
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Protecting the rights of even the least
“Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.”
— Ronald Reagan
Author: Ronald Reagan
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Everything government touches turns to crap.
“Everything government touches turns to crap.”
— Ringo Starr
Author: Ringo Starr
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I own that I am not a
“I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.”
— Thomas Jefferson
Author: Thomas Jefferson
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The average Nigerian person has come to
“The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.”
— Ibrahim Babangida
Author: Ibrahim Babangida
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For me, journalism has been more a
“For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government.”
— Eliot Spitzer
Author: Eliot Spitzer
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The Declaration of Independence says when government
“The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act.”
— Andrew Cuomo
Author: Andrew Cuomo
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The diversity in the faculties of men,
“The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.”
— James Madison
Author: James Madison
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While all other sciences have advanced, that
“While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.”
— John Adams
Author: John Adams
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No government can help the destinies of
“No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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As our federal government has grown too
“As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream.”
— Steve Forbes
Author: Steve Forbes
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