#government

The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. ↗

— James Bovard

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It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government. ↗

— James Bovard

#government #great #know #learn #most

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government. ↗

— James Bovard

#election #form #government #mass #noble

If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd in chief. ↗

— James Bovard

#dignified #government #hard #looking #many

It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing. ↗

— James Bovard

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What good fortune for governments that the people do not think. ↗

— Adolf Hitler

#good #good fortune #governments #people #think

The Church, however, is a self-governing society, distinct from the State, having its officers and laws, and, therefore, an administrative government of its own. ↗

— Charles Hodge

#church #distinct #government #having #however

And under the existing circumstances, I understand there are situations where people indeed need care and need services, but I believe in America that the majority of those people are getting those services under situations and circumstances that are afforded to them by their health care providers and their state government. ↗

— Jan Brewer

#america #believe #care #circumstances #existing

There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair. ↗

— Arthur C. Brooks

#also #else #fair #government #harder

Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government. ↗

— Arthur C. Brooks

#big government #business #capitalism #clear #consistent