#government

No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

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Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#destructive #enforced #government #land #law

However, the sovereignty of the states is constitutionally defined and recognized, while the powers of the local government in Puerto Rico are defined by, and subject to alteration under, federal statutory law. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#constitutionally #defined #federal #government #however

Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#belong #citizens #control #efficiently #government

Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#business #employment #extent #field #get

I also believe that government has no business telling us how we should live our lives. I think our lifestyle choices should be left up to us. What we do in our private lives is none of the government's business. That position rules out the Republican Party for me. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#believe #business #choices #government #how

I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#because #decided #directly #got #government

A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process. ↗

— Joschka Fischer

#forward #government #iraqi #iraqi security #moving

As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream. ↗

— Steve Forbes

#american dream #been #dream #federal #federal government

There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result. ↗

— Steve Forbes

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