Alan K. Simpson Quotes, Government Quotes, Hands Quotes

It is a travesty, in my mind, for the state and local governments on the one hand to expect the Federal government to reimburse them for costs attributable to illegal immigrants, when on the other hand the State and local governments prohibit their own law enforcement and other officials from cooperating with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to locate or apprehend or expel illegal aliens.

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Taxation is the legitimate support of government.

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Tags : Adolphe Thiers Quotes , Government Quotes , Support Quotes

If, therefore, there is any one superior in virtue and in the power of performing the best actions, him we ought to follow and obey, but he must have the capacity for action as well as virtue.

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Tags : Aristotle Quotes , Government Quotes , Action Quotes

The government is merely a servant―merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.

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Tags : Mark Twain Quotes , Government Quotes , Order Quotes

Unless some effective supranational government can be set up and brought quickly into action, the prospects of peace and human progress are dark and doubtful.

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Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

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We should not underestimate the enormity of the task which lies ahead. But little can be achieved without sound money. It is the bedrock of sound government.

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Every family should have the right to spend their money, after tax, as they wish, and not as the government dictates. Let us extend choice, extend the will to choose and the chance to choose.

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The true policy of government is to make use of aristocracy, but under the forms and in the spirit of democracy.

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The Government of the United States would be constrained to hold the Imperial German government to a strict accountability for such acts of their naval authorities.

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Government should do a few things, and do them right

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What we should be asking is not whether we need a big government or small government, but how we can create a smarter and better government.

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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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The greatest source of America's generosity is not our government; it's the good heart of the American people.

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Democracy leads to anarchy, which is mob rule.

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Tags : Plato Quotes , Government Quotes , Democracy Quotes

The mission of this government is much more than the promotion of economic progress. It is to renew the spirit and solidarity of the nation.

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The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.

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The national government...will maintain and defend the foundations on which the power of our nation rests. It will offer strong protection to Christianity as the very basis of our collective morality.

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A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.

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Tags : Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes , Army Quotes , Government Quotes

The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for allcommanders.

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Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Support You Quotes , Government Quotes