The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.
I don't like government, it's just that simple.
These things I believe: that government should butt out.
That guns do more than protect us from criminals; more importantly, they protect us from the ongoing threat of government.
We can't have democracy if we're having to protect you and our users from the government over stuff we've never had a conversation about. We need to know what the parameters are, what kind of surveillance the government is going to do, and how and wh...
The United States government can indict you on something, and now you've got to prove your innocence. And that's not the Constitution of the United States.
Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head.
I thank all of those deputies who supported the government and gave it a vote of confidence. I believe each of those votes represents a responsible decision to avoid placing our country's membership of the eurozone in danger.
The government is determined to continue the process of fiscal consolidation and structural reform in order to secure sound public finances and improve the country's international competitiveness.
The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds.
In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.
As the economy faces such difficulties, more tough questions need to be asked about what the Tories would do if elected. Their ideology of free markets and small government needs challenging. That has to be part of our job.
We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government.
Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.
It's become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement, and Labour achievement even less so. And it's positively uncouth to be proud of something that this Labour government is doing. So, slam me for saying so, but I'm really proud of the NHS.
Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism.
But ultimately what I was impressed by during my years in government was how much the intellectual climate and the prevailing intellectual notions constrained and represented the universe within which the discourse took place.
You can't have a situation in which companies proceed on a permanent basis relying only on cash from the government.
The Soviet government sprouted and grew out of the habits, the psychology, and the condition of the Russian people. It fitted them. They understand it.
I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.
I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation I have anything to do with.
