Our goal is to shrink government to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub. Grover Norquist bathtubdrowngoal Change image and share on social
We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. Ayn Rand actapproachbrute share on social
Liberty does not exist where rights are on one side and power on the other. To be liberty, rights must be armed with vital powers. A people cannot be free who do not participate in the control of the government which operates upon them. Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II armcontrolexist share on social
We are the ones looking out for the middle class. Who do think pays for the endless expansion of government? Its middle class taxpayers. Our reforms protect middle class taxpayers. Scott Walker classendlessexpansion Change image and share on social
Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. Paul Tsongas agobaseconsent Change image and share on social
Here's to democracy. May we get the government we deserve. Rick Mercer democracydeservegovernment Change image and share on social
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. Grover Cleveland dependgovernmentintelligence Change image and share on social
If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you. Roy Moore givegovernmentright Change image and share on social
Key is the question of where do new ideas come from. Historically, four places: government labs, big corporations, startup companies, and research universities. Nicholas Negroponte bigcompanycorporation Change image and share on social
Silicon Valley is constantly saying that the government is irrelevant and powerless. But that's because most people there have never seen it get serious. Dan Farmer constantlygovernmentirrelevant Change image and share on social
