“We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views.”
— James McGreevey
Author: James McGreevey
Category: government
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“We believe that the government has an important role to create the conditions that promote entrepreneurship, upward mobility, and individual responsibility.”
— Paul Ryan
Author: Paul Ryan
Category: government
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“There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should be very restrained.”
— Ron Paul
Author: Ron Paul
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“There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.”
— Michel de Montaigne
Author: Michel de Montaigne
Category: government
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“In a clean break from the Obama years, and frankly from the years before this president, we will keep federal spending at 20 percent of GDP, or less. That is enough. The choice is whether to put hard limits on economic growth, or hard limits on the size of government, and we choose to limit government.”
— Paul Ryan
Author: Paul Ryan
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“The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.”
— Geronimo
Author: Geronimo
Category: government
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“Bureaucracy gives birth to itself and then expects maternity benefits.”
— Dale Dauten
Author: Dale Dauten
Category: government
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“A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.”
— James Reston
Author: James Reston
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“Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.”
— Jesse Ventura
Author: Jesse Ventura
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“Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed.”
— Paul Tsongas
Author: Paul Tsongas
Category: government
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“The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.”
— Benjamin Netanyahu
Author: Benjamin Netanyahu
Category: government
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