Wringing your hands about states' rights, forget it. They're gone. Basically, the federal government can do whatever it wants. Who's going to protect the states? My court? Ha - we're feds! Antonin Scalia basicallycourtfed Change image and share on social
Liberalism, austere in political trifles, has learned ever more artfully to unite a constant protest against the government with a constant submission to it. Alexander Herzen artfullyaustereconstant Change image and share on social
Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away. Esther Dyson begincivilelectronic Change image and share on social
I am not saying that during the Second World War Germany did not, under the leadership of the National Socialist government, commit crimes. Ernst Zundel commitcrimegermany Change image and share on social
It's the role of a government to defend its soldiers and its citizens. Ehud Barak citizendefendgovernment Change image and share on social
The majority of ground in the U.S. is owned by the federal government, and right now, very little of it is accessible to anybody that is trying to produce oil and gas, and we need to be opening that up. Sam Graves accessiblefederalgovernment share on social
The American people hit the streets and did something that the government wouldn't do: the Civil Rights Act. It didn't go down well with the corporate world. Dick Van Dyke actamericancivil Change image and share on social
A military or government hierarchy is anathema to the dispersed population and diverse tribes of mountainous Afghanistan. Iqbal Quadir afghanistananathemadisperse Change image and share on social
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. Lord Acton classdangergovern Change image and share on social
If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people. Stephen Harper governmentminorityparliament Change image and share on social
