Quotes of: State-government Keyword

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

Ronald Reagan

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

Ronald Reagan

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

Ronald Reagan

No government in the world today has explicitly assigned the responsibility for planetary protection to any of its agencies.

Rusty Schweickart

Our funding is based on our support of ideas like limited government, individual rights and a strong defense.

Richard Scaife

Neither these statesmen nor their constituents sought in any way to use the Government for the interest of themselves or their section, or for the injury of a single member of the Confederacy.

Robert Toombs

The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.

Rick Warren

In summary, the Romans were opposed to tyranny in any form; and the feature of government to which they gave the most thought was an elaborate system of checks and balances.

Robert W. Welch, Jr.

Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and corruption.

Sherrod Brown

So the only way we're going to improve fuel economy or appliance efficiency swiftly and to the maximum extent practicable is if the government requires it.

Sherwood Boehlert

In fact, it is often times a detriment for the Government to preemptively legislate on an issue before we can either define it or grasp its impact.

Steve Buyer

Health care costs are an issue both for the government and for our larger economy.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government.

Stephen Harper

Of all the powers conferred upon government, that of taxation is most liable to abuse.

Samuel Freeman Miller

A Local Government Stationery Store is something to behold. It's like walking through the back of a cupboard into a really dull Narnia.

Sally Phillips

What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid.

Samantha Power

The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.

Samantha Power

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

Sonia Sotomayor

Our constituents did not send us to Washington to shut down the government. They sent us here to make it more accountable.

Steve Womack

I've always considered the government taking one out of every two dollars I earn absolute tyranny.

Steven Van Zandt

One of the specific powers and responsibilities of the federal government is to secure the borders. Property can be taken with due process of law and just compensation.

Ted Cruz