People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.
State government has too often been used to look out for the insiders and not the citizens. This has insulated poverty from progress, and need from remedy.
So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then President Clinton lied about a relationship, and everyone was surprised! A little naive, I feel!
I was reluctant to be critical of the United States because I thought the United States could do no wrong; that the government could not lie to its people.
Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
And, not only in Budapest. I worked very closely with a very powerful government organization, which shall remain unidentified, to develop the mass marketed version of the Cube.
I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.
It was also during my tenure of office that the Japanese Government agreed to the conclusion of a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and signed it, pursuing a policy in harmony with the avowed desire of the people.
The U.S. government has been preoccupied with health care 'reform,' but this refers to improving access and insurance coverage and has little or nothing to do with innovation.
A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.
The Left regards the Constitution as defective and outmoded - in part because it impedes the government's ability to control institutions, like churches and families, which stand between the state and individuals.
For me, the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that's what separates us from other countries.
I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending aid, the helpfulness, and so on, yes.
As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.
Taxation is not charity. It is not voluntary. As we shrink the state and make government smaller, we will find that more and more people are able to take care of themselves.
There's no reason to raise taxes. Taxes should be lower... The problem we have is that government spends too much, not that taxes are too low.
I think there are steps that can be taken that haven't been required or energy to make that fight more secure and we are going to continue to push the federal government to do that.
Government is operated by deeply embedded, hopelessly entangled bureaus where nothing is accomplished because the function of the bureau is to intercept every living idea and smother it.
There is nothing more fundamental than the idea that the government does not have a right to decide when and whether we have children.
You can't believe the government - on anything. And you especially can't believe them when they're talking about important stuff.
I have big hope for the Canadian government to help Somalia with something concrete and tangible. I haven't seen that.
