To me, that's the role of government: not to give people a hand out, but a hand up... giving people the tools to pave their own way to success. James Langevin givegovernmenthand Change image and share on social
Democracy is only an experiment in government, and it has the obvious disadvantage of merely counting votes instead of weighing them. Dean Inge countdemocracydisadvantage Change image and share on social
Vetting and verifying information is one thing. Having our government sending out conflicting messages to the American people when conflict can be avoided is another. Vito Fossella americanavoidconflict Change image and share on social
I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.' Ann Richards cleangovernmenthouse Change image and share on social
Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it. Anthony Albanese constitutiondailyenormous Change image and share on social
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. Albert Einstein diseaseinfantilemankind Change image and share on social
Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government. Alexander Hamilton foreignergovernmentinvade Change image and share on social
I thought I was gonna be an attorney, so I went to Dartmouth and I was a government major and I minored in environmental policy, and I didn't do anything academically around the arts. Aisha Tyler academicallyartattorney Change image and share on social
There are, for example, exemptions in FOIA in which the government can withhold certain kinds of information, and the courts have recognized that there is certain documentation that do deserve protection, that certain privileges do apply and do deserve protection. Alberto Gonzales applycourtdeserve share on social
The United States government can indict you on something, and now you've got to prove your innocence. And that's not the Constitution of the United States. Leonard Peltier constitutiongovernmenthave Change image and share on social
