#government

Our country, if you read the 'Federalist Papers,' is about disagreement. It's about pitting faction against faction, divided government, checks and balances. The hero in American political tradition is the man who stands up to the mob - not the mob itself. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#against #american #balances #checks #country

If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

#chasing #connected #drinking #everybody #government

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

#any #created #criminals #government #income

I respect very much the role of the media in our society; I think they can be very, very helpful. They serve as a very useful check, sort of a watchdog over the actions of the government, and I respect that. ↗

— Alberto Gonzales

#check #government #helpful #i #i think

War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired government flacks posing as reporters. ↗

— Amy Goodman

#generals #government #more #parade #posing

It was an idea we had when Al was in the Senate - to organize and moderate an annual conference that would look at government policy through the lens of the family to help identify ways that the family can be supported and strengthened. ↗

— Tipper Gore

#annual #conference #family #government #had

Moreover, in Russia there was an enormous amount of landed property to be divided, large estates, crown lands, government land, and the estates held by the monasteries. ↗

— Herman Gorter

#crown #divided #enormous #estates #government

I don't think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don't think they know how to run a trailer park. ↗

— Billy Graham

#government #how #i #know #park

There are some things the general public does not need to know and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets, and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows. ↗

— Katherine Graham

#decide #democracy #does #flourishes #general

Iran is part of the problem, not the solution. And the Russian government is ignoring reality. ↗

— Lindsey Graham

#ignoring #iran #part #problem #reality