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" I don't want to put words in Geithner's mouth, but I think he is generally against the revolving door of government officials taking jobs with companies that they have overseen or in roles that involve lobbying. At minimum, I'm pretty sure he felt that way about himself. "

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" There's a good argument to be made that companies that are private, where they're run by partnerships, where everybody has true stake in them and they're not playing with other people's money, that by default it's a safer system, because you really have skin in the game. You really own the company. "

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Game

You

Good

" The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech. "

" The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. "

" 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. "

" Salt Lake City gave me a lot of surprises. How progressive the city actually is, for instance, compared to the rest of Utah - it's like this purple dot in a sea of red. And the government there is kind of a mix of conservative values and progressive ideas. "

" The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders. "

" The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government. "

" In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just throw money out there and see if it's going to work. If the government did the same thing, fabulous. "

" I think the people that we hire in government should be just as diverse as the communities we represent. "

Catherine Cortez-Masto

Government

Think

People

" I certainly respect privacy and privacy rights. But on the other hand, the first function of government is to guarantee the security of all the people. "

" Individual people shouldn't be fearful, because by and large our government, the federal government - people always talk; obviously, they don't trust the feds, whatever. The federal government and local communities have done a pretty good job at keeping us safe. "

" The government is so out of control. It is so bloated and infested with fraud and deceit and corruption and abuse of power. "

" The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought. "

" I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections. "

" I think you tell the story that has to be told. You tell the story that's the truth. You tell the story that readers will be interested in and should know about. "

" The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. "

" One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it. "

Huey Long

Government

Days

" It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. "

" A lot of people don't understand what feminism is. They think it is about advance and success for women, but it's not that at all. It is about power for the female left. And they have this, I think, ridiculous idea that American women are oppressed by the patriarchy and we need laws and government to solve our problems for us. "

" The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security. "

" The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. "

" If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual. "

" In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? "

" It is only natural that for any statesman at the helm of any government the question of his country's security should be a concern of the utmost importance. "

" Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong. "

" The belief that recipients of government aid are better off the more we spend on them is remarkably persistent. No matter how many times this central tenet of liberalism gets debunked, like Brett Favre, it just keeps coming back. "

" Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation. "

" Free enterprise, individual opportunity, limited government. They made America great; only they can keep America strong. "

" The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill, it sets the tone for the other branches and spurs the expectations of the people. "

Mike Pence

American

Government

" A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed. "