Quotes about Government
The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet. The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.
— Barack Obama
Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government.
— John Kennedy
The book of Revelation reveals to us that the way to counter the government's overreach is to begin with worship of the One on the throne, the Lamb in the middle of the throne, and the Seven Spirits around the throne.
— Scot McKnight
John does not adjudicate how to engage in politics. Instead, John instructs Christians how to discern the moral character of governments and politicians and policies and laws.
— Scot McKnight
There can be no time, no state of things, in which Credit is not essential to a Nation.
— Alexander Hamilton
As Vice President one of the things I spend time on is the continuity of government; that's the main reason I'm here is a back up for the President if anything happens to him.
— Dick Cheney
Politics is a waste of time.
— Michelle Obama
From the nature of things, every society must at all times possess within itself the sovereign powers of legislation.
— Thomas Jefferson
Why should [Uncle Sam] send 20 billion dollars down there [South America], which is going to go down the drain every time you have a racial in - incident in this country?
— Malcolm X
It's time for the government to scale back, not for people of faith to scale back!
— Mike Huckabee
It is easier to fool the people, than to convince them they have been fooled. No man's life,liberty, and property are safe while the legislature is in session.
— Mark Twain
The government of my country snubs honest simplicity but fondles artistic villainy, and I think I might have developed into a very capable pickpocket if I had remained in the public service a year or two.
— Mark Twain