#government

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

#become #century #detriment #developed #fact

Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

#country #decent #eight #elected #get

Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#cries #government #lobbyists #often #people

Our government leaders... have made many mistakes in the past when they have lost sight of the sacred American values rooted in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We are at the brink of even graver mistakes and assaults on these values. ↗

— Samuel Dash

#american values #assaults #brink #constitution #declaration

So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made. ↗

— Geena Davis

#countries #fact #female #government #had

Stimulus spending, permanent bailouts, government takeovers, and federal mandates have all failed our nation. America's employers are afraid to invest in an economy racked with uncertainty over what Washington's next set of rules, regulations, mandates, and tax hikes will look like. ↗

— Geoff Davis

#america #bailouts #economy #employers #failed

You know that I am living proof that the American Dream is real. Growing up, our congressman cut through government bureaucratic red tape to help my mom buy our first house. That's the kind of congressman I'll be. ↗

— Geoff Davis

#american #american dream #bureaucratic #buy #congressman

I'm doing my part, building plants at a record rate, having historic conservation levels. The only people not doing their part is the federal government that is siding with the energy companies against the interests of the people of California. ↗

— Gray Davis

#building #california #companies #conservation #doing

Individuals have little opportunity to get elected to Parliament under the label of the government party... unless they are in good standing with the Prime Minister and pledged to be cooperative. ↗

— Stockwell Day

#elected #get #good #government #individuals

Provincial governments in Canada have terminated the positions of marriage commissioners who have, for personal religious convictions, not performed same sex marriages. It has happened in Saskatchewan. ↗

— Stockwell Day

#commissioners #convictions #governments #happened #marriage