#govern

President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case - and most Americans would agree with him on this - then I have to ask: Why is the government at all involved in marrying people? ↗

— Tony Campolo

#ask #bush #case #government #him

As far as your personal goals are and what you actually want to do with your life, it should never have to do with the government. You should never depend on the government for your retirement, your financial security, for anything. If you do, you're screwed. ↗

— Drew Carey

#anything #as far as #depend #far #financial

So, I think even in Saudi Arabia there is movement. And we have to remember that over the years they've stabilized the oil price and that is tremendously important for the economies of the world. I think we have no choice but to work with the government of Saudi Arabia. ↗

— Frank Carlucci

#choice #economies #even #government #i

What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership. ↗

— Susan Faludi

#behind #consequences #electorate #forced #government

The real duties of an ambassador are to enter into or follow negotiations between his own government and that of the country to which he is accredited. ↗

— David Bruce

#between #country #duties #enter #follow

If history teaches us anything, it’s that governments are always right, and they always do what’s in the best interest of the people, even at the expense of their own political agenda. In every situation, the answer is always more government and more regulation. If there are six billion people in the world, then all six billion should work for the government. More, if we could. And there should be at least twice as many laws as there are people in the world. And with more laws means more lawyers, so it’s a double benefit. It’s a win-win for both the government and the citizens, which of course there won’t be because in this utopian dream there are no citizens, there is only the government. The best part is the taxes will be super high, but they’re paid in full by the printing presses of the Geodesic Dome Society. Full benefits, zero unemployment, no chance of being fired, and a world so efficient it would make Rube Goldberg look like Fred Taylor or Henry Ford. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #governments #history #sarcastic #dreams

I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University. ↗

— William F. Buckley, Jr.

#directory #entrust #faculty #first #government

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#equity #governs #humanity #justice #law

Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires. ↗

— Jason Chaffetz

#governor #governor romney #his #law #owed

I have been in Congress for more than a half century. I have lived through times of fear and times of hope. Of despair and of achievement. I have seen our government at its best, but today I fear that we see our government at its worst. ↗

— Robert Byrd

#been #best #century #congress #despair