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James Madison on government
Author: James Madison“Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.” -James Madison
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James Russell Lowell on government
Author: James Russell Lowell“Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.” -James Russell Lowell
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Michel de Montaigne on government
Author: Michel de Montaigne“There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.” -Michel de Montaigne
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Adam Weishaupt on government
Author: Adam Weishaupt“When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.” -Adam Weishaupt
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Andy Stern on government
Author: Andy Stern“The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn’t cost the government a dime.” -Andy Stern
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Chief Joseph on government
Author: Chief Joseph“I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated.” -Chief Joseph
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Amos Bronson Alcott on government
Author: Amos Bronson Alcott“A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.” -Amos Bronson Alcott
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Arnold Schwarzenegger on government
Author: Arnold Schwarzenegger“As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Harry S. Truman on government
Author: Harry S. Truman“A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who’s been dead for 15 years.” -Harry S. Truman
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Samuel Johnson on government
Author: Samuel Johnson“I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.” -Samuel Johnson
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Percy Bysshe Shelley on government
Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley“Government is an evil it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.” -Percy Bysshe Shelley
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John Locke on government
Author: John Locke“Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.” -John Locke
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John W. Gardner on government
Author: John W. Gardner“When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.” -John W. Gardner
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Lee Iacocca on government
Author: Lee Iacocca“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.” -Lee Iacocca
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Alan Shepard on government
Author: Alan Shepard“It’s a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one’s safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.” -Alan Shepard
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Sharron Angle on government
Author: Sharron Angle“And that’s really what’s happening in this country is a violation of the First Commandment. We have become a country entrenched in idolatry, and that idolatry is the dependency upon our government. We’re supposed to depend upon God for our protection and our provision and for our daily bread, not for our government.” -Sharron Angle
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Colin Powell on government
Author: Colin Powell“We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn’t come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn’t resurging. It didn’t work out.” -Colin Powell
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William F. Buckley, Jr. on government
Author: William F. Buckley, Jr.“The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.” -William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Milton Friedman on government
Author: Milton Friedman“The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes.” -Milton Friedman
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Chinua Achebe on government
Author: Chinua Achebe“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!” -Chinua Achebe
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Gracie Allen on government
Author: Gracie Allen“This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it’s all checks and no balances.” -Gracie Allen
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Joseph Stalin on government
Author: Joseph Stalin“If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a ‘peace conference,’ you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.” -Joseph Stalin
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Alice Walker on government
Author: Alice Walker“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.” -Alice Walker