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" We are descended from a people whose government was founded on liberty; our glorious forefathers of Great Britain made liberty the foundation of everything. That country is become a great, mighty, and splendid nation; not because their government is strong and energetic, but, sir, because liberty is its direct end and foundation. "

Patrick Henry

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" Rebellion has its roots in government's indifference and incompetence. "

" We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another. "

" If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. "

" I thought the irreducible requirements of Republicanism were being for life, small government, and a strong national defense. "

" I shall never forget the despair and agony on the parents' faces on the awful day of the funeral when the 13 little children, victims not only of John D. Rockefeller, but of the government of the state of Colorado were buried. "

" The Smithsonian Institute is one of the most popular agencies of government in the United States. "

" 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. "

" Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to issue commands to the several sovereign states, but it had no authority to govern individuals directly. "

" Democracy is an abuse of statistics. "

" The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a, from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way. "

" When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home. "

" Lets tell young people the best books are yet to written; the best painting, the best government the best of everything is yet to be done by them. "

" 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. "

" Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls. "

" 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'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. "

" There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people. "

" 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 media has brainwashed the electorate to expect the government to do something. The best economic policy of any government is to do nothing but reduce the size of the government, reduce the size of the laws, and reduce the size of regulations. "

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" My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub. "

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" Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all. "

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" I can recall back in 1998, in August of that year, when we had a horrible disaster along the Mexican border in the town of Del Rio. At the time, FEMA was the shining star of the federal government. It's now perceived as many to be the dullest knife in the drawer. Right or wrong, that's the perception. "

" Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind. "