The predominant yardstick of your government is not human rights but national interests.
The federal government has a responsibility to protect all Americans from potential terrorist attack.
I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.
The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a belief that big government is better for people.
Higher taxes still does not create prosperity for all. And, more government still does not grow jobs.
People want results. I call it 'results oriented conservatism,' R.O.C. because that's what people want out of government.
Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.
The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.
The objective of the demonstrators is to win the affection of the armed agents of the government. Most of the Kiev police have now pledged their support for the people.
Using these unnamed sources, if done properly, carefully and fairly, provides more accountability in government.
The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.
Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating.
The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people's voice.
You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.
The position the Government finds itself in is not one of constructing a law, but of carrying out a decision given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.
The federal government seeks to control and regulate the Internet, but the last thing this Congress should be doing is trying to stifle public debate online.
Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.
If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible.
I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.
Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.
