Top 457 Government Quotes

Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.

Unlike President Obama, I am not afraid to state, without a wink or a nod, that the government has no right to tell us who we can marry or not marry.

Gary Johnson

Having been governor of New Mexico, I know that legislation gets passed to benefit those who have money and influence. Then they buy more money and influence. That's one reason why, as governor, I vetoed more than 750 bills and thousands of line items. I did it to keep crony capitalism away from government.

Gary Johnson

Shutting down the government is not how you make government work.

Shutting down the government is not how you make government work.

George Clooney

The government has the right to change laws and rules and regulations.

The government has the right to change laws and rules and regulations.

Jamie Dimon

I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications.

I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications.

David Blunkett

Because what happens is, as the economy suffers, tax revenues go down. But unlike businesses, where at least your variable costs go down, in government your variable costs go up: unemployment insurance, workmen's compensation, health care benefits, welfare, you name it.

Meg Whitman

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

Don Nickles

I follow a set of principles, I follow the Constitution. And that's what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom and individual liberty.

I follow a set of principles, I follow the Constitution. And that's what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom and individual liberty.

Justin Amash

Those who were closest to Yeltsin behaved as if they were running the government.

Those who were closest to Yeltsin behaved as if they were running the government.

Pyotr Aven

The average American returning from a trip abroad likely - and understandably - assumes the contents of his or her electronic device does not come close to meeting the threshold of 'criminal' activity, such as would give a government agent the right to seize and peruse their iPad just because they are returning from a vacation.

Bob Barr

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