Quotes of: Big-government Keyword

The trial by jury might safely be introduced into a despotic government, if the jury were to exercise no right of judging of the law, or the justice of the law.

Lysander Spooner

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.

Lao Tzu

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

Madeleine Albright

I think the Republican Party is supposed to be the party of less government intrusion.

Monica Crowley

Government does not create jobs, it only creates the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.

Mitch Daniels

A Tory government with a decent mandate seems the only hope of tackling the fiscal catastrophe responsibly.

Max Hastings

Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.

Madeleine M. Kunin

A number of immunisation programmes are funded and announced by the government and international bodies, but little thought goes into the injecting or delivery mechanism.

Marc Koska

The money that goes into Social Security is not the government's money. it's your money. You paid for it.

Mitch McConnell

The risk from terrorism remains acute and the private market cannot continue to operate without a government backstop.

Michael Oxley

Government can encourage innovation, but mainly by doing less, not doing more.

Matt Ridley

By making bold cuts in spending and commonsense entitlement reforms, we will make our government simpler, smaller, and smarter.

Mitt Romney

There's room in the Republican Party for anyone who wants to be a part of the values that we espouse when it comes to the role of government, free enterprise, free markets.

Michael Steele

The Tea Party was born out of the disgust many Americans felt early in the financial crisis upon learning that the federal government was even contemplating reducing the principal on some troubled mortgages.

Mark Zandi

Withdrawal of American troops must be a unilateral act, as the invasion of Vietnam by the American government was a unilateral act in the first place.

Noam Chomsky

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

Otto von Bismarck

If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete.

Patrick Chan

I always believed in burning up the government's political capital, not being Mr Safe Guy, you know?

Paul Keating

My gut tells me and continues to tell me that the Conservative party is on a road back to government.

Peter MacKay

In a free country, government is a dull and onerous responsibility. It is a parent-teacher conference.

P. J. O'Rourke

Parliament of the country is the repository of the sovereign will of the people, and its successful functioning is a joint responsibility of both the government and the Opposition.

Pratibha Patil