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.
There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.
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.
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.
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.
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.
Illogical thinkers throw names and slurs around because they have no arguments with which to rebut their opponents. Rational people have to keep hammering their points home.
I have a production company called Home Theater Films which makes faith-based films.
There's a magical tie to the land of our home, which the heart cannot break, though the footsteps may roam.
In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.
I want to create shows which are interesting. I hope that some people are excited by some of the ideas.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.
We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end.
As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour.
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
I wanted to understand pain and the human condition, which is full of pain and regret and sadness - and some happiness, if you're lucky.
There is no guarantee what will give you happiness any which way. I know many married people who are unhappy.
