#government

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

#good #good intentions #government #innocence #instead

President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#backs #demands #elected #getting #government

Unfortunately for governments like that of Iran, when they forbid something, people become more interested. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#forbid #governments #interested #iran #like

Most of Albania considers this Government to be legitimate. ↗

— Fatos Nano

#considers #government #legitimate #most

I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers. ↗

— David Neeleman

#believe #confidence #federal #federal government #functions

I think they got caught up in how much money they could get from each of the city governments as far as tax rebates. But that stuff works when you make money. It's a little bit phantom money. ↗

— David Neeleman

#bit #caught #city #could #each

We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for training central American forces, but the primary motivation for doing that was to be able to bolster the quality, improve the quality of the El Salvadoran fighting forces. ↗

— John Negroponte

#american #bolster #center #central #doing

But it is neither cannon nor bayonet that will do the worst damage to this city. No, this place will remember the war against our government just as long as there are inhabitants here. ↗

— Knute Nelson

#bayonet #cannon #city #damage #government

I would prefer being in a hard battle; however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this war, if only the country comes out of this peril safe and to the satisfaction of the finest and best government on earth. ↗

— Knute Nelson

#being #best #comes #country #earth

I think people need to be educated to the fact that marijuana is not a drug. Marijuana is an herb and a flower. God put it here. If He put it here and He wants it to grow, what gives the government the right to say that God is wrong? ↗

— Willie Nelson

#fact #flower #gives #god #government