Quotes about Policy

In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion.

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.

Not everything can be solved by government.

I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people.

After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.... Economy is always a guarantee of peace.

The government is supposed to conform to our will. By taking the most important thing you have, your health and your health care, and turning that over to the government, you fundamentally shift the power, a huge chunk of it, from the people to the government. This is not the direction that we want the government to go in this nation.

For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.

The fact is, my friends, most Americans don't want more government. They want less government.

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

Some years ago, the federal government declared war on poverty, and poverty won.

It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute.

Before us lie two paths—honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know the truth; in helping others we help ourselves; and in hurting others we hurt ourselves. Character overshadows money, and trust rises above fame. Honesty is still the best policy.