#government

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense. ↗

— Don Nickles

#chief #collective #defense #federal #federal government

If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible. ↗

— Don Nickles

#basic #common #defense #fundamental #fundamental purpose

The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

#big #concern #continues #country #drift

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#complex system #every #generation #government #system

Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#government #iran #terrorist

I have always thought that the rapid economic development of South Africa would in the long run prove to be incompatible with the government's racial policies, and recent events have tended to confirm my opinion. ↗

— Harry Oppenheimer

#always #confirm #development #economic #economic development

It must not be forgotten in fairness to the National Government that apartheid is not just a policy of oppression but an attempt - in my opinion an attempt doomed to failure - to find an alternative to a policy of racial integration which is fair to both white and black. ↗

— Harry Oppenheimer

#apartheid #attempt #black #both #doomed

Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios. ↗

— Bill Owens

#economic #economic security #longer #look #portfolios

Government can't create wealth, but it can create the conditions for private enterprise to flourish. ↗

— Bill Owens

#create #enterprise #flourish #government #private

The risk from terrorism remains acute and the private market cannot continue to operate without a government backstop. ↗

— Michael Oxley

#cannot #continue #government #market #operate