In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at the expense of the community at large.
The case of the Seminoles constitutes at present the only exception to the successful efforts of the Government to remove the Indians to the homes assigned them west of the Mississippi.
The connection which formerly existed between the Government and banks was in reality injurious to both, as well as to the general interests of the community at large.
At its core, the FCC's plan to regulate the Internet will force businesses and people to check first with the government and get permission to innovate.
We see government's mission as fostering and enabling the important realms - our businesses, service clubs, Little Leagues, churches - to flourish.
Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.
Christian conservatives care about their families eating. They're concerned about energy independence. They're concerned about functional government.
Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.
Transporting Americans is and should be one of the most important functions our government must address.
We need sensible gun safety measures. The federal government could do something about this; they could show up.
Leaders at the highest levels of our government are undertaking a deliberate and systematic effort to redefine our government, our economy and our country.
It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.
Either we start cutting the government and shrinking the size of government, or else we're going to face the political wrath of the American people.
American businesses deserve a federal government that doesn't stand in their way, not one that tries to chase them overseas.
My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.
Obama believes in a big central government, where the federal government controls everything in our lives. That's socialism.
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
I think it's a fundamental responsibility of the federal government to enforce our nation's borders.
Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.
Why is it is claimed that if people won't or can't take care of their own needs, that people in government can do it for them?
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.