My fundamental interests are to preserve the good name and standing of this Australian Labor Party and to act in the national interest on behalf of the Australian Government.
A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian.
It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term.
I think we should just tip the government if it does a good job. Fifteen percent is the standard tip, isn't it?
A mob is the method by which good citizens turn over the law and the government to the criminal or irresponsible classes.
I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.
It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
I like shooting movies in Thailand very much because the government is so cooperative there. The police help you to close the roads for shooting.
I lived in Paris when I was 20 and 21, and actually knew people that worked for the government there, that talked about terrorism in the country 20 years ago.
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.
Now one of two things is true: Either a republic is a desirable form of government, or else it is not.
As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland.
The character and fight against fascism moved centre stage when, in 1936, Franco attempted to overthrow by force the Popular Front Government of Republican Spain.
Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan.
Every effort needs to be made to try and offset the costs of Katrina and Rita by reductions in other government programs, especially those that are wasteful, duplicative and ineffective.
But people that are worried about unborn babies are the same ones that vote against kindergarten programs in Indiana or school lunch funds out of the federal government.
The number of realists who are betting that both the 'economy gets healthy soon' and this government gets spending under control is a tiny group, indeed.
If two people of the same sex fall in love and want to marry, why would our government stand in their way?
