#gov

If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government. ↗

— John Major

#ahead #always #areas #arts #back

The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God. ↗

— Malcolm X

#controlled #god #government #itself #liberals

There is no such thing as a 'free' government benefit. Ask small-business owners who are footing skyrocketing bills for bottomless jobless benefits. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#benefit #benefits #bills #bottomless #business owners

When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry, then the citizenry better represent the citizenry. ↗

— David Mamet

#branches #citizenry #failed #government #mass

There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#against #attacks #continue #feel #futile

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. ↗

— Golda Meir

#clock #govern #governed #i #must

I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#been #called #chairman #coup #democratic

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#call #final #government #i #leadership

The Reagans were dear friends for many years, even when he was governor of California. Nancy appreciated a lot of Philippine-made things. ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#california #dear #even #friends #governor

But I'm a big believer that government does not have a monopoly on good ideas. ↗

— Jack Markell

#big #big believer #does #good #good ideas