Abraham Lincoln Quotes, Government Quotes, People Quotes

We must settle this question now -- whether in a free government the minority have the right to break it up whenever they choose. If we fail, it will go far to prove the incapability of the people to govern themselves.

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The guiding purpose of the government regulator is to prevent rather than to create something.

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Tags : Alan Greenspan Quotes , Government Quotes , Purpose Quotes

A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation.Most government is by the rich for the rich. Government comprises a large part of the organized injustice in any society, ancient or modern.Civil government, insofar as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defence of the rich against the poor, and for the defence of those who have property against those who have none.

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Tags : Adam Smith Quotes , Reality Quotes , Government Quotes

I view the relationship with Canada as a vital relationship for the United States. The relationship, of course, is defined government-to-government. It's also defined people-to-people, and there's a lot of people in my country who respect Canada and have great relations with Canadians, and we intend to keep it that way.

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

Our nonviolence in respect of the Government is a result of our incapacity for effective violence.

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Tags : Mahatma Gandhi Quotes , Government Quotes , Violence Quotes

The acid test of politics is not what you say at the hustings, but what you actually do in government.

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The State is the coldest of all cold monsters, and coldly it tells lies, and this lie drones on from its mouth: 'I, the State, am the people'.

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Tags : Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes , Lying Quotes , Government Quotes

I must have dialogue with the Chinese government, and dialogue requires compromise. Therefore, I'm speaking for genuine self-rule, not for independence.

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Tags : Dalai Lama Quotes , Government Quotes , Self Quotes

They want the federal government controlling the Social Security, like it's some kind of federal program.

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

They have done what they like. Their difficulty is to like what they have done.

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Tags : Winston Churchill Quotes , Government Quotes , Done Quotes

Pluralist societies are not accidents of history. They are a product of enlightened education and continuous investment by governments and all of civil society in recognizing and celebrating the diversity of the world's peoples.

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Tags : Aga Khan IV Quotes , Government Quotes , Diversity Quotes

They should rule who are able to rule best.

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Tags : Aristotle Quotes , Government Quotes , Able Quotes

Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today.

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Tags : Theodore Roosevelt Quotes , Responsibility Quotes , Government Quotes

Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled as they have been during the Bush administration. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance.

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Tags : Barack Obama Quotes , Integrity Quotes , Government Quotes

The program grew out of a desire to address a gap identified after 9/11 ... The program does not involve the NSA examining the phone records of ordinary Americans. Rather, it consolidates these records into a database that the government can query if it has a specific lead - phone records that the companies already retain for business purposes.

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