“A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.”
— James Madison
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If you want the government off your
“If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets.”
— Gary Hart
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No more distressing moment can ever face
“No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.”
— Barbara Tuchman
Author: Barbara Tuchman
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On one of the most personal matters
“On one of the most personal matters of our lives, our health care, President Obama would turn decision making over to government bureaucrats. He forced through Obama-care and I will repeal it.”
— Mitt Romney
Author: Mitt Romney
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This is a generation weaned on Watergate,
“This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a presumption that, without relentless scrutiny, the government will misbehave.”
— Dee Dee Myers
Author: Dee Dee Myers
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Though the people support the government; the
“Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.”
— Grover Cleveland
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Nothing is more destructive of respect for
“Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.”
— Albert Einstein
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We need to understand that we as
“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.”
— Colin Powell
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The world has nothing to fear from
“The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.”
— James K. Polk
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While democracy in the long run is
“While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.”
— Madeleine Albright
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The impersonal hand of government can never
“The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.”
— Hubert H. Humphrey
Author: Hubert H. Humphrey
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