#government

President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government. ↗

— Mark Udall

#country #crisis #decent #decent man #devoted

It is certainly not unrealistic to think we could have elections by mid-year 2004 and when a sovereign government is installed - my job here will be done. ↗

— Paul Bremer

#could #done #elections #government #here

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants. ↗

— Harry Browne

#anything #bad #fact #give #giving

Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and corruption. ↗

— Sherrod Brown

#big government #billions #conservatives #corruption #fiscal

This year, we are going to take our government out of the hands of corporate special interests and put it back into the hands of Ohio families - where it belongs. ↗

— Sherrod Brown

#belongs #corporate #families #going #government

Unlike despotisms, modern democracies are not supposed promiscuously to accumulate property and then charge their taxpayers to maintain it. But that is what they do. Governments are always trying to extend their responsibilities and their estates, and it is very hard for parliaments to reign them in. ↗

— James Buchan

#always #charge #democracies #estates #extend

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

#after #almost #centuries #christ #countries

Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#government #nothing #oppressive #out #turns

It is no longer appropriate for me as an American to sit by and expect my government to get it done. ↗

— LeVar Burton

#appropriate #done #expect #get #government

When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war. ↗

— Howard Zinn

#government #interests #mind #more #people