William Henry Harrison Quotes, Government Quotes, Presidential Quotes

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

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

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In former times the chief method of justifying the use of violence and thereby infringing the law of love was by claiming a divine right for the rulers: the Tsars, Sultans, Rajahs, Shahs and other heads of states.

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Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Government Quotes , Law Quotes

What makes [cyber security] difficult is because it's not just a government problem. It is a private sector and government problem. And there's gotta be a lot more cooperation.

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Tags : Barack Obama Quotes , Government Quotes , Cooperation Quotes

I pay tribute to John Major's achievement in persuading the other 11 Community Heads of Government that they could move ahead to a Social Chapter but not within the treaty and without Britain's participation. It sets a vital precedent. For an enlarged Community can only function if we build in flexibility of that kind... John Major deserves high praise for ensuring at Maastricht that we would not have either a Single Currency or the absurd provisions of the Social Chapter forced upon us: our industry, workforce, and national prosperity will benefit as a result.

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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.

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Tags : Ai Weiwei Quotes , Government Quotes , Chinese 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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You know the critical thing with the Communist countries is Communism, which by definition consists of control by the government.

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The chief foundations of all states, new as well as old or composite, are good laws and good arms.

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Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

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[Giving welfare to poor people] is the equivalent of the government sending [fat people] a jumbo bag of Bugles in the mail twice a month.

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Tags : Adam Carolla Quotes , Government Quotes , People Quotes

Today the Iraqi and Afghan people are on the path to democracy and freedom. The governments that are rising will pose no threat to others. Instead of harboring terrorists, they're fighting terrorist groups. And this progress is good for the long-term security of all of us.

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Tags : George W. Bush Quotes , Fighting Quotes , Government Quotes

First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?

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Government has been a fossil: it should be a plant.

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Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Government Quotes , Fossils Quotes

Governments not only are not necessary, but are harmful and most highly immoral institutions.

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Tags : Leo Tolstoy Quotes , Government Quotes , Institutions Quotes

None of this is fair to you. And should it continue, it will make it more difficult to keep attracting the kind of driven, patriotic, idealist Americans to public service that our citizens deserved and that our system of self-government demands.

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It is my principle never to accept any donations from any government or any foreign funded organisation.

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Tags : Abdul Sattar Edhi Quotes , Government Quotes , Principles Quotes

It is only the novice in political economy who thinks it is the duty of government to make its citizens happy - government has no such office.

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Tags : Walt Whitman Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Government Quotes

Everyone who has ever built anywhere a "new heaven" first found the power thereto in his own hell.

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Tags : Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes , Funny Quotes , Government Quotes

I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good.

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Tags : Adam Smith Quotes , Government Quotes , Invisible Hand Quotes