780 quotes found
“If I was a private individual, I'd be more careful; but being as I'm a government, I'm privileged to make a God-damned fool of myself in any way I choose, especially by spending a lot more money th...”
“private philanthropy is no substitution for hard-fought battles over labour laws and social security, in part because philanthropy can be retracted on a whim, while elected officials, at least in t...”
“We must recognize that we cannot depend on the governments of the world to abolish war because they and the economic interests they represent benefit from war.”
“You and I, my son, are that "below." That was true in 1776. It is true today. There is no them without you, and without the right to break you they must necessarily fall from the mountain, lose the...”
“Tyrants are obvious, and easy to identify. It is the well entrenched and corrupt establishment that is truly insidious.”
“The government is an artificial creation, established by the people to defend everyone's equal right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And when the government does not fulfill that ob...”
“In my city we spent $1.6 billion on a new ticketing system for the trains. We replaced paper tickets with smartcards and now they can tell where people get on and off. So, question: how is that wor...”
“Human thought and human caring go on in one brain and one heart at a time. Groups are necessary. Regulations are necessary. Government, I would hope limited government, is necessary. But it all sta...”
“As there was no form of government common to the peoples thus segregated, nor tie of language, history, habit or belief, they were called a Republic.”
“The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction.”
“Government is there to do only what the private sector wont, cant, or shouldnt do.”
“Now our modern politics are full of a noisy forgetfulness; forgetfulness that the production of this [man's] happy and conscious life is after all the aim of all complexities and compromises. We ta...”
“A non government sites has been launched by Rajeev Kumar and I am the founder of the jobinos.in websites. I collect latest various Govt jobs vacancy opening news from Newspaper,Magazines,Govt emplo...”
“The government wields a heavy hand, which is often used in an underhanded way.”
“The fact that corporations constitute what amounts to the governing class today evidences the fact that we are no longer a representative republic; that we are a most ruled people, under the ceasel...”
“Its all about truth, he said. We dont trust governments because they dont tell us the truth. They make every story sound like its good news, even when its not. Those who are in power sing their own...”
“Governments stand because people sit; if people stand, governments will sit!”
“The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny.”
“If political authority is not limited, the division of powers, ordinarily the guarantee of freedom, becomes a danger and a scourge.”
“Bureaucracy: A contentious rumble toward the establishment of authoritarian rule.”
