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
The White House doesn't create jobs. The government together - White House, Congress - creates policies that allow for greater job creation. Jay Carney congresscreatecreation Change image and share on social
Change is not in the hands of government, not in the hands of a leader or guru, and not in the hands of the powerful or wealthy. It is in our hands: the hands of each and every one of us. Shari Arison changegovernmentguru Change image and share on social
To know we are being spied on by our own government, and to have someone else's government collaborating on that, to know that data storage is so cheap your information can be kept for years and used to create any kind of story, to me that's a grave attack on human rights. Sara Harrison attackcheapcollaborate share on social
A very large majority of the U.S. population is in favor of establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba and has been for a long time with some fluctuations. And even part of the business world is in favor of it, too. But the government won't allow it. Noam Chomsky businesscubadiplomatic share on social
State government's efforts to address climate change must include reduced consumption and other conservation measures as water shortages become the new normal. Kate Brown addresschangeclimate Change image and share on social