Al Franken Quotes, Growing Up Quotes, Government Quotes

When people talked about protecting their privacy when I was growing up, they were talking about protecting it from the government. They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.

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When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation

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Tags : Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes , Government Quotes , Leader Quotes

The Government of the Reich, who regard Christianity as the unshakable foundation of the morals and moral code of the nation, attach the greatest value to friendly relations with the Holy See and are endeavouring to develop them.

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Tags : Adolf Hitler Quotes , Government Quotes , Atheism Quotes

You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer.

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A decent and manly examination of the acts of government should not only be tolerated, but encouraged.

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Tags : William Henry Harrison Quotes , Government Quotes , Presidential Quotes

I hear you have abolitionists here. We have a few in Illinois, but we shot one the other day.

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My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

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But is it just then that the few and the wealthy should be the rulers? And what if they, in like manner, rob and plunder the people, - is this just?

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Tags : Aristotle Quotes , Government Quotes , People Quotes

Governments which have a regard to the common interest are constituted in accordance with strict principles of justice, and are therefore true forms; but those which regard only the interest of the rulers are all defective and perverted forms, for they are despotic, whereas a state is a community of freemen.

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Government, in it's last analysis, is organized force.

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Tags : Woodrow Wilson Quotes , Government Quotes , Liberty Quotes

Blaming the government for all the bad things that happen.

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Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Life Quotes , Government Quotes

I applaud strong government, but not overweening government sustained by cronies, ciphers and a personality cult.

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Tags : Margaret Thatcher Quotes , Strong Quotes , Government Quotes

Under my plan, the state will be there to carry out the will of the people, not to dictate to them or to force them to do its will.

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Tags : Mahatma Gandhi Quotes , Government Quotes , People Quotes

We are passing into a social phase in which unless a heroic effort is made for human dignity and freedom, gold will be the sole method of government and therefore the sole standard of manners.

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Tags : Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes , Government Quotes , Effort Quotes

Governing a large state is like boiling a small fish.

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Tags : Laozi Quotes , Government Quotes , States Quotes

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

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Tags : Voltaire Quotes , Government Quotes , Tyrants Quotes

In general, corruption tends to exist whenever governments have favors to extend, or something to sell.

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Tags : Alan Greenspan Quotes , Government Quotes , Favors Quotes

For government consists in nothing else but so controlling subjects that they shall neither be able to, nor have cause to do [it] harm.

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Tags : Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes , Government Quotes , Able Quotes

That's the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do.

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Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Government Quotes , Differences Quotes

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art.

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Tags : Oscar Wilde Quotes , Art Quotes , Government Quotes