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" The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government. "

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" When you're not winning, you're losing. "

" 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. "

" The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God. "

" The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality. "

" There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as 'caring' and 'sensitive' because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to try to do good with other people's money. "

" We need to listen to the views and respect the collective will of our democratic allies. When we believe that international action is necessary, whether military, economic, or diplomatic, we will try to persuade our friends that we are right. But we, in return, must also be willing to be persuaded by them. "

" Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them. "

" Best thing for a government to do is to eliminate obstacles like filing registrations, getting licences, and so on... tedious steps slow everything down. "

" We, as citizens, are the true owners of government. "

" The American government will be whatever we all make of it. "

" I don't believe any person looking for work is fearful of political judgment. Government is a large institution, and if they believe that people are going to get rid of good employees for political reasons, that's absurd. "

" Imagine a country that flies into space, launches Sputniks, creates such a defense system, and it can't resolve the problem of women's pantyhose. There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was incredible and humiliating to work in such a government. "

Mikhail Gorbachev

" Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. "

James Russell Lowell

" It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. "

Winston Churchill

" Countries, not just their armies, win wars. "

" A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it. "

" The inquiry constantly is what will please, not what will benefit the people. In such a government there can be nothing but temporary expedient, fickleness, and folly. "

Alexander Hamilton

" It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes. "

" I believe that, as Americans, our freedoms come from God and not government, and include the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. "

" The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free economic system - at least not in the way that is claimed. The same is true of the roads, of course. "

" Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. "

Alexander Hamilton

" I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don't any more. "

" 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. "

" Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. This is the idea behind foreign policy. "

" When an American government takes on characteristics that elevate the state above the individual, it must be vigorously opposed as a form of, or step toward, tyranny. "

" When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by government officials and help prevent recurrence; the 'Waco hearings,' conducted over a two-week period in 1995, stand as an example of such an undertaking. "

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

" The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our enemies in attempts to hurt us. But the American people are entitled to it, nonetheless. "

" The budget doesn't have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn't have much control over the budget. "

" Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. "