That some Forms of Government are preferable to others, cannot be doubted; yet neither our Saviour, nor his Apostles have decided where that Preference is due.
IT may be proper to observe further, that this Duty is not confined to those who live under any one particular Form of Government: It extends to the Subjects of all regular States, lawfully established.
I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated.
The Paris Commune was first and foremost a democracy. The government was a body elected by universal suffrage.
Our elected officials would do well to remember that the most prosperous countries are those that allow consumers - not governments - to direct the use of resources. Allowing the government to pick winners and losers hurts almost everyone, especially...
Laying the groundwork for smaller, smarter government, especially at the federal level, is going to be tough. But it is essential for getting us back on the path to long-term prosperity.
Subsidies and mandates are just two of the privileges that government can bestow on politically connected friends. Others include grants, loans, tax credits, favorable regulations, bailouts, loan guarantees, targeted tax breaks and no-bid contracts.
The conservative idea is not that government has no role. You might have argued that in the thirties when conservatives opposed the New Deal.
While restoring a sense of fiscal discipline to Congress is a top priority, infrastructure spending is an important and necessary task of government. Our nation's long-term debt requires us to prioritize and economize with every tax dollar.
My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
We supported the contras. We're not against all opposition to government, or all paramilitary operations.
Many civil rights came about, not when they were passed into law, but because the federal government did what it should and saw them enforced.
We have a lot of things we give away to people who are very, very wealthy in this country. And I'm not sure that our federal government can afford that.
Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests.
The American people might have a criminal syndicate running their government.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.
When will government cease being a nuisance to everybody?
Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating.
No genuinely avant-garde artist should ever be on the government dole.
