#government

The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses from rising up. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

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No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision. ↗

— Barbara Tuchman

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Aggression is simply another name for government. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

#another #government #name #simply

First, then, State Socialism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the affairs of men should be managed by the government, regardless of individual choice. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

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The claim of the State Socialists, however, that this right would not be exercised in matters pertaining to the individual in the more intimate and private relations of his life is not borne out by the history of governments. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

#claim #exercised #governments #his #history

The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

#control #essence #government

My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director. ↗

— Edward Tufte

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The most effective check and balance on government has been an independent press which maintains its credibility by ensuring that its criticism is balanced and based on fact - based indeed on solid journalistic work. ↗

— Malcolm Turnbull

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One must always keep one's government under control. ↗

— Joe Wilson

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American government was founded on a belief and a faith in God and in doing what is right and just. ↗

— Ginny B. Waite

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