The Pledge clearly acknowledges the fact that our freedoms in this country come from God, not government. Jay Alan Sekulow acknowledgecountryfact Change image and share on social
We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for training central American forces, but the primary motivation for doing that was to be able to bolster the quality, improve the quality of the El Salvadoran fighting forces. John Negroponte americanbolstercenter share on social
I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government. Joe Arpaio absolutelyconstitutionallyelect Change image and share on social
Official time is not fair to the government or the taxpayer and works solely to the benefit of labor unions and employees who serve as its representative or steward. Phil Gingrey benefitemployeefair Change image and share on social
The revolutionary government is the despotism of liberty against tyranny. Georg Buchner despotismgovernmentliberty Change image and share on social
If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd in chief. James Bovard americanchiefdignify Change image and share on social
It is not true that I oppose government funding of the arts. Camille Paglia artfundgovernment Change image and share on social
There is a reason why conservatives talk about 'government' and not 'self-government,' because to refer to the latter is to concede that 'the government' is really the most basic product of our political commonwealth, that it is what we produce among ourselves so as to order the production of everything else that we do together. Charlie Pierce basiccommonwealthconcede share on social
I've been fascinated by Machiavelli since I was very young. I've always felt that he had a bad rap from history, and that he was actually a person quite unlike what we now think of as Machiavellian. He was a republican. He disliked totalitarian government. Salman Rushdie baddislikefascinate share on social
If you don't pay your taxes and you don't answer the warrant and you don't go to court, eventually someone will pull a gun. Eventually someone with a gun will show up. I want everything the government does to be done, I just want it to be done voluntarily. Penn Jillette answercourteventually share on social