“The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should not support the people.”
— Grover Cleveland
Author: Grover Cleveland
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There are no necessary evils in government.
“There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.”
— Andrew Jackson
Author: Andrew Jackson
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This country has come to feel the
“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.”
— Will Rogers
Author: Will Rogers
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Life in general has never been even
“Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.”
— Thomas Sowell
Author: Thomas Sowell
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My goal is to cut government in
“My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.”
— Grover Norquist
Author: Grover Norquist
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Both the American people and nations that
“Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.”
— Hillary Clinton
Author: Hillary Clinton
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A democratic government is the only one
“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
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I think it True that, you know,
“I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to see even the Labour machine beginning to understand that it has become over-reliant on targets and processes, that local governments have been over-bossed and bullied.”
— David Cameron
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You know what the fastest growing religion
“You know what the fastest growing religion in America is? Statism. The growing reliance on government.”
— Marco Rubio
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The bringing-about of order is the first
“The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time.”
— Jon Meacham
Author: Jon Meacham
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A wise government knows how to enforce
“A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.”
— George Grenville
Author: George Grenville
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