I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.
Before my tenure, people didn't seem to think that citizens had a right to limit the size of their government.
So government acts as a safeguard of our property.
One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.
It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office.
The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.
Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the United States, they are going to own it.
The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation.
Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.
As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and deeply into our networked lives.
Bringing an end to mass government surveillance needs to be a central pillar of returning to the principles we have put in jeopardy in the early 21st century.
In China, the rules of the market are not always that transparent. So it's very hard. Also, the national TV networks are all owned by the government, so our shows are subject to censorship by the networks. Every now and then, we are told that certain...
Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is really severe... Japan must manage its finances with a sense of urgency.
The goal of the government is to guarantee the place of Greece in the eurozone against those who want to undermine it.
The government is determined to bring the program back on track, and proceed with the privatizations.
We can only undo the election if the behavior meets the constitutional standard of subverting and threatening our system of government.
I think the people should have a right to boycott whoever they want to boycott without the government making them into criminals and try to protect corporations from people. They should protect people from corporations.
Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
I'm really interested in the current tech world because of my brother Michael. Since we were little kids, in the 1970s, he was dealing with the first computers. He works for the government.
The U.S. government doesn't build your computers, nor do you fly aboard a U.S. government owned and operated airline. Private industry routinely takes technologies pioneered by the government and turns them into cheap, reliable and robust industries....
