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" One's ability to enter into thousands of lawsuits as a tool for success, or to use bankruptcy to avoid paying your former employees and vendors, have little relevance when trying to create good government. "

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" So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. "

Thomas Jefferson

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" Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government. "

" The Democrats have prevailed because, at heart, we have embodied a great idea, which is that an elected government can be the instrument of the common purpose of a free people; that government can embrace great causes and do great things. "

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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" As families and small businesses alike are tightening their belts to account for the worsening economy, they have every right to ask: 'Why isn't my government doing the same?' "

" One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue. "

" 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. "

" To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up. "

" It's crucial that we keep care for our seniors a priority. "

" The problem with leaderless uprisings taking over is that you don't always know what you get at the other end. If you are not careful you could replace a bad government with one much worse! "

" I can't sit here and be a hypocrite and say I'm for limited government, but I think the government should decide what women do with their bodies. "

" From my father's point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and speaks for those who are given no real voice in the halls of justice or the halls of government. "

" The Erdogan government's first major step outside of the U.S. alliance was during the Bush Administration, when it wouldn't let Washington use Turkey as a launching ground for U.S. troops entering Iraq in 2003. "

" Being a patriot doesn't mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to protect your Constitution, knowing when to protect your countrymen, from the violations of and encroachments of adversaries. And those adversaries don't have to be foreign countries. "

" That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one. "

" American businesses deserve a federal government that doesn't stand in their way, not one that tries to chase them overseas. "

" Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. "

" Our country, if you read the 'Federalist Papers,' is about disagreement. It's about pitting faction against faction, divided government, checks and balances. The hero in American political tradition is the man who stands up to the mob - not the mob itself. "

" I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. "

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

" I don't think the federal government should be involved in making life work, right? I mean, the enumerated powers - the state level is fine. The local level's fine. But not - I do not want the federal government trying to make my life work. "

" We know that the most fundamental responsibility of our Federal Government is to ensure the safety of its people and to protect and ensure our National security. And clearly port security has been left in limbo. "

" The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection. "

" Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. "

" Any businessman will tell you that transportation is fundamental to success. "

" Gun control means control. It means control for the government and the government starts controlling the people. "

" Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds. "

" One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt. "

" The black market was a way of getting around government controls. It was a way of enabling the free market to work. It was a way of opening up, enabling people. "

" The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity. "

" Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country. "

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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