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" As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States. "

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" Democracy must learn to defend itself. "

Mikhail Gorbachev

" A government of, by, and for the people requires that people talk to people, that we can agree to disagree but do so in civility. If we let the politicians and those who report dictate our discourse, then our course will be dictated. "

" No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent. "

Abraham Lincoln

" I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. "

Thomas Jefferson

" National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not perform the role of a government forfeits the rights of a government. "

" It is time for the government of China to stop holding innocent religious figures in captivity merely for peacefully protesting China's occupation of Tibet. "

" No other people have a government more worthy of their respect and love or a land so magnificent in extent, so pleasant to look upon, and so full of generous suggestion to enterprise and labor. "

Benjamin Harrison

" I don't think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don't think they know how to run a trailer park. "

" The U.S. immigration laws are bad - really, really bad. I'd say treatment of immigrants is one of the greatest injustices done in our government's name. "

" Our funding is based on our support of ideas like limited government, individual rights and a strong defense. "

" I am in favor of carrying out the Declaration of Independence to women as well as men. Women having to suffer the burdens of society and government should have their equal rights in it. They do not receive their rights in full proportion. "

Leland Stanford

" Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. "

" What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free press without a government than a government without a free press. "

" Democracy is an abuse of statistics. "

Jorge Luis Borges

" The way people in democracies think of the government as something different from themselves is a real handicap. And, of course, sometimes the government confirms their opinion. "

" We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens. "

" No power on earth is greater than a mind and soul reawakened. Our Constitution begins 'we the people', not 'us the government'. "

" Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. "

Thomas Jefferson

" All government wars are unjust. "

Murray Rothbard

" Parliament of the country is the repository of the sovereign will of the people, and its successful functioning is a joint responsibility of both the government and the Opposition. "

" What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the most magnificent government on the face of the Earth, and the reason is this: because it was intended to preserve the American society and the American spirit, not to transform it or destroy it. "

" The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. "

Milton Friedman

" A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years. "

" Before the trip began we mapped out three primary goals: 1) to see and meet with our American troops, and thank them for their bravery and sacrifice; 2) to assess the security situation in Iraq; and 3) to give our support to Iraq's national unity government. "

" The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived. "

" Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry. "

" You have to have a certain realism that government is a pretty blunt instrument, and without the constant attention of highly qualified people with the right metrics, it will fall into not doing things very well. "

" It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader. "

" To me, it was shocking that a government of men could look with such extreme contempt on a movement that was asking nothing except such a simple little thing as the right to vote. "

" It will take years to bring Iraq the democracy it deserves. "