State government has too often been used to look out for the insiders and not the citizens. This has insulated poverty from progress, and need from remedy. Ernie Fletcher citizengovernmentinsider Change image and share on social
Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government. Eliot Spitzer accomplishmentadministrationcare Change image and share on social
Is privacy about government security agents decrypting your e-mail and then kicking down the front door with their jackboots? Or is it about telemarketers interrupting your supper with cold calls? It depends. Mainly, of course, it depends on whether you live in a totalitarian or a free society. James Gleick agentcallcold share on social
I'm being driven crazy by people who are obsessed with limiting the scope of government, but feel perfectly free to demand that government get involved in women's most personal choices. Gail Collins choicecrazydemand Change image and share on social
Where you have no religion, you are sure to have no government, for as religion disappears, anarchy takes place and fixes a compleat Hell on earth till religion returns. Daniel Morgan anarchycompleatdisappear Change image and share on social
President Obama's biggest advocates believe that Americans are ready to embrace his vision for the United States: a less muscular America on the world stage, an America with a more controlling executive branch and less conflict in the legislative branch, an America in which the government takes care of us, be we Pajama Boys or Julias. Ben Shapiro advocateamericaamerican share on social
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it. Lao Tzu cookfishgovern Change image and share on social
The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power. John Stuart Mill addcogentevil Change image and share on social
There is a legitimate concern about wealth distribution in the United States, but the answer is not to scapegoat any individual who makes over $200,000 per year and to try to sell the fraud that the government can equitably take the money of those who have earned it and give it to those who haven't. Conrad Black 000answerconcern share on social
Faced with a deep recession, some say the answer is to expand the role of government. Rick Scott answerdeepexpand Change image and share on social