It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights.
If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd in chief.
It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.
There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.
Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy.
If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.
Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government.
I have come to Germany to learn at first hand the problems involved in the reconstruction of Germany and to discuss with our representatives the views of the United States Government as to some of the problems confronting us.
The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
Government just simply can't do everything for everyone.
Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining. Copper is huge here, and now uranium. And then we have the federal government coming in, writing all these rules and regulations and telling us that we can't do this and we can't do that. We need con...
If the federal government won't secure the border, the State of Arizona will step in to complement federal efforts in a constitutional manner and protect the security of its citizens.
I have a responsibility as an elected governor to govern and when I say govern, that means to make sure that our citizens are safe and we need the federal government to step up and do their job. They need to secure our borders.
But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.
But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.
If for no other reason than the energy crisis now facing this country, the federal government should be eager to become partners with us in rebuilding our city.
The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.
If all of us would require the same level of performance from ourselves as we expect from government, this city will forever be the city that works.
The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.
In a divided government, you can't just say, 'It's my way or the highway.'
The dual effect of high growth creating higher income that's taxed by government at all levels, combined with lessening demands placed on government that occurs during economic prosperity, is a worthy objective.
