Quotes about govern
government band taxation
If taxation without consent is robbery, the United States government has never had, has not now, and is never likely to have, a single honest dollar in its treasury. If taxation without consent is not robbery, then any band of robbers have only to declare themselves a government, and all their robberies are legalized. Lysander Spooner
government law justice
If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the people against the oppressions of the government; for there are no oppressions which the government may not authorize by law.
government people support
All governments, the worst on earth, and the most tyrannical on earth, are free governments to that portion of the people who voluntarily support them.
government constitution cases
But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist.
government people liberty
The right and the physical power of the people to resist injustice, are really the only securities that any people ever can have for their liberties. Practically no government knows any limit to its power but the endurance of the people.
government skills people
These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I will use all my energy, skills, experience and knowledge to stand up for our communities and get things done for the better. Lucy Powell
government choices mind
The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds.
government scotland voters
In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.
government differences choices
Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.
government nhs achievement
It's become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement, and Labour achievement even less so. And it's positively uncouth to be proud of something that this Labour government is doing. So, slam me for saying so, but I'm really proud of the NHS.
government order each-day
Up to this moment I have been pleased to entrust the government of my affairs to the late Cardinal. It is now time that I govern them myself. You [secretaries and ministers of state] will assist me with your counsels when I ask for them. I request and order you to seal no orders except by my command, . . . I order you not to sign anything, not even a passport . . . without my command; to render account to me personally each day and to favor no one. Louis XIV
government people effort
The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves. John F. Kennedy
government function wells
Any system of government will work when everything is going well. It's the system that functions in the pinches that survive
government politician scientist
Perhaps scientists have been the most international of all professions in their outlook... Every time you scientists make a major invention, we politicians have to invent a new institution to cope with it-and almost invariably, these days, it must be an international institution.
government controversial
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
government unity underestimate
There is danger that totalitarian governments, not subject to vigorous popular debate, will underestimate the will and unity of democratic societies where vital interests are concerned.
government evil people
No government or social system is so evil that its people must be considered as lacking in virtue.
government self quality
Self-government requires qualities of self-denial and restraint.
government years yield
Lower rates of taxation will stimulate economic activity and so raise the levels of personal and corporate income as to yield within a few years an increased - not a reduced - flow of revenues to the federal government.
government president roles
Our Constitution wisely assigns both joint and separate roles to each branch of the government; and a President and a Congress who hold each other in mutual respect will neither permit nor attempt any trespass.
government sacred remember
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with. Jonathan Mayhew
government law liberty
It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law; as every other good prince will - We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us
government safety common
The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility
government color people
The primary victims of Katrina, those who were given the least help by the government, those rescued last or not at all, were overwhelmingly people of color largely hidden from the mainstream of society. Jonathan Kozol
government self data
He became another data point in the American experiment of self-government, an experiment statistically skewed from the outset, because it wasn't the people with sociable genes who fled the crowded Old World for the new continent; it was the people who didn't get along well with others. Jonathan Franzen
government easy easier
If it's easy for the government to learn about us, it should be easier for us to learn about the government, what they're doing. Jonathan Alter
government shady deals
Montanans elected me to the Senate to do away with shady backroom deals and to make government work better. Jon Tester
government belief problem
And, of course, liberals see no problem with using the government to impose their cultural beliefs on others; they just won't admit that's what they're doing. Jonah Goldberg
government democracy moral
The problem with the United Nations is that while democracy within nations is the best available form of government, democracy among nations can be a moral disaster - especially if some nations are not democracies.
government scary als
(Terrorists) are planning to disrupt our democratic process. It's scary I know, but we're not going to let al Qaeda tell us what to do. In fact, our government has decided that if al Qaeda attempts to disrupt our democratic process, we are going to respond by disrupting it first. Jon Stewart
government desert should
The government should stop meddling in the business of the farmers, who would actually still be living ina desert if not for government meddling.
government long perfect
But our perfect democracy, which neither needs nor particularly wants voters, is a rarity. It is important to remember there still exist many other forms of government in the world today, and that dozens of foreign governments still long for a democracy such as ours to be imposed on them.
government
The government that governs best, governs best!