Quotes about government
government subsidies agribusiness
Haitian rice farmers are quite efficient, but they can't compete with U.S. agribusiness that relies on a huge government subsidy, thanks to Ronald Reagan's free market enthusiasms. Noam Chomsky
government democracy corporations
The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. Noam Chomsky
government representatives
Governments are not representative. Noam Chomsky
government people archives
If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you don't have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to declassified government archives. But such people may have far-reaching insights into the way the world works. Noam Chomsky
government risk deregulation
With government deregulation and the triumph of financial liberalization, the dangers of systemic risks, the possibility of a financial tsunami, sharply increased. Noam Chomsky
government honest embedded
No honest journalist should be willing to describe himself or herseif as 'embedded.' To say, 'I'm an embedded journalist' is to say, 'I'm a government Propagandist. Noam Chomsky
government practice political
...free enterprise, [is] a term that refers, in practice, to a system of public subsidy and private profit, with massive government intervention in the economy to maintain a welfare state for the rich. Noam Chomsky
government issues september-11
September 11 shocked many Americans into an awareness that they had better pay much closer attention to what the US government does in the world and how it is perceived. Many issues have been opened for discussion that were not on the agenda before. That's all to the good. Noam Chomsky
government action controversial
It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else. Noam Chomsky
government population danger
The Iranian government is undoubtedly a severe danger to its own population, but not beyond that. Noam Chomsky
government air development
The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free economic system - at least not in the way that is claimed. The same is true of the roads, of course. Noam Chomsky
government israel world
The government of Israel doesn't like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world. Noam Chomsky
government dollars care
You bet every member of Congress who votes for this bill ought to read it, read it thoroughly, and understand that what we're looking at here amounts to nothing more than a government takeover of our health care economy, paid for with nearly a trillion dollars in new taxes on individuals and small businesses. And it must be opposed. Mike Pence
government allies principles
And conservatives know that if you reject these principles of limited government and urge others to reject them you can be my ally, you can be my friend but you cannot call yourself a conservative. Mike Pence
government ducks political
The government competes in the private sector the way an alligator competes with a duck. Mike Pence
government scary honor
We're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside.... If I had the authority to set it aside, this would be a dangerous government, and I wouldn't respect it. John Ashcroft
government scary tradition
We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a grant of any government or document, but is an endowment from God. John Ashcroft
government europe leader
Of all the potential perils to the new American republic, the prospect of concentrated power . . . troubled the intellectual leaders of the Revolutionary generation. Familiar as the founders were with old Europe . . . they understood why the accumulation of inherited wealth led to inequities and imbalances that inevitably corrupted any system of government. Joe Conason
government data months
In fact, the private sector is improving their algorithmic ability to search through big data month after month after month. And, of course, a big government bureaucracy isn't keeping up. Carly Fiorina
government goal unity
The Bolivian government has promised to guarantee autonomy in the framework of unity, legality, and with the goal of equalizing the different regions of Bolivia. It's right there in the constitution. Evo Morales
government effort socialism
If governments do not ensure that, the peoples through their own efforts will ensure these changes, what we call communitarian socialism. Evo Morales
government program should
When it comes to federal programs, even if states are discriminating, the federal government should not. Evan Wolfson
government views gentleman
There is a reason for the affected profession of " anarchist sympathies" among Tories and grandees, and of " libertarian principles" by Hobbesian yahoos of the right. Among the former, one sees the upholding of the view that a gentleman's business and property are his own, and none of the government's. Among the latter, a distaste for democracy, for taxation, and for the need to consult others about the planet. Christopher Hitchens
government self defense
No possible future government in Kabul can be worse than the Taliban, and no thinkable future government would allow the level of Al Qaeda gangsterism to recur. So the outcome is proportionate and congruent with international principles of self-defense. Christopher Hitchens
government drug terrorism
Unfortunately, in this Obama Government, we have charges of drug trafficking and terrorism. For Evo, it's drug trafficking. For Hugo, it's terrorism. Evo Morales, drug trafficking. Hugo Chavez, terrorism. Evo Morales
government needs movement
The relationship between the government of the United States and social and indigenous movements has always been difficult. Not just in Bolivia but worldwide. We need to have bilateral relations characterized by mutual respect. Evo Morales
government uprising numbers
If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the peoples desperate need for change. Mohamed ElBaradei
government accountability bills
I introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a multi-faceted transparency bill that would bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government. Mike Quigley
government ethical worthy
I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the publics trust. Mike Quigley
government needs bigs
Taxpayers don't need any more big government mandates that have proven to be disastrous. Mike Rogers
government levels awful
When I made Spartacus during the McCarthy Era, we were losing our freedom. It was an awful, awful way. McCarthy saw Communists everywhere, in every level of government and they concentrated on Hollywood and especially on Hollywood writers. Kirk Douglas
government levels highest
Quebecers have rarely in their history been better represented than they are right now-at the highest levels of the federal government. Kim Campbell
government preparation veils
We plan to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the preparation of the budget. We also plan to open up the process of government appointments. Kim Campbell