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" In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? "
Saint Augustine
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" If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost. "
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" The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government. "
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" The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people. "
Tom Clancy
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" Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government. "
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" The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people. "
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" The responsibility for good government lies not just with governments themselves but also with every other part of the system they operate in, including media, non-governmental organisations and the public. "
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" If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. "
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" When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself. "
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" If taxes and government spending are both slashed, then the salutary result will be to lower the parasitic burden of government taxes and spending upon the productive activities of the private sector. "
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" The budget doesn't have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn't have much control over the budget. "
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" I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government. "
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" 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. "
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" Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government. "
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" Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP. "
Polly Toynbee
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" I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network. "
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" I'm a conservative who likes small government and lower taxes. "
Charlie Sykes
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" Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. "
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" If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the people against the oppressions of the government; for there are no oppressions which the government may not authorize by law. "
Lysander Spooner
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" 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. "
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" I don't consider Americans bullies, but I do consider the American government bullying. "
George Michael
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" Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it. "
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" I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden. "
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" 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. "
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" I think in the end the big issue is that the private sector still needs more help. And the answer is not more big government. I know in my state our reforms allowed us to protect firefighters, police officers, and teachers. "
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" He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. "
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" 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 our poorest citizens. "
Charles Koch
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" A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. "
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" 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. "
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" I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. "
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