Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
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.
The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.
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.
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.
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.
There's huge opportunities to continue to improve efficiency in the way the government operates and improve the way government provides services to its citizens.
We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security.
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.
I think when you've been exposed to the Creator of the universe, then the federal government doesn't seem very powerful.
I've said we need to look at things from the perspective of working people and taxpayers, not from the perspective of government and government officials.
If you look at America, which was the experiment of the smallest conceivable government, what grows out of that is the largest government the world has ever seen.
What is most needed in Darfur is an international peacekeeping and protection presence, and this is what the Sudanese government most wants to avoid.
The U.S. government engages with many countries around the world in official dialogues on human rights.
Our constituents did not send us to Washington to shut down the government. They sent us here to make it more accountable.
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.
When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.
I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think the Constitution is very clear. The only separation is that there will not be a government church.
We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives.
The reason that the unions and the other stakeholders have not cut a deal with the automakers is because they believe the federal government is going to bail them out.
