- Nov 07, 2020
Government Quotes
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These "government" quotes come largely from public testimony and accountability — speakers describing appearances before Congress and the basic expectation that citizens deserve clear answers from officials. For related themes, see Business quotes.
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- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm tired of being lied to by government, by the media, and by every corporation I have anything to do with.
- Perspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today are far from unprecedented.
- Attack
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- Nov 07, 2020
The secondary attack was made against The Hague. Its aim was to get a hold upon the Dutch capital, and in particular to capture the Government offices and the Service headquarters.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read 'Democracy in America' by Alexis de Tocqueville. There can never be a better book than that one on the strengths and vulnerabilities inherent in our form of government.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea that, in the age of Google, Facebook and the internet, government can control the 'commanding heights' of the economy is one of the great delusions of our age. Modern techonology, social media, the explosion of online retail, among many other things, have meant that governments have less and less control.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
We believe in liberty, we believe in limited government, we believe in free enterprise, we believe in family values and the sanctity of human life, and we all believe Washington needs a good dose of Economics 101.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were plenty of reasons to suspect Obamacare might have been a colossal failure - although none of them had to do with death panels, huge lines for treatment, a government takeover of health care, etc.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's wrong for the government to subpoena records from journalists involved in national-security reporting (particularly since I do it myself). I do believe it has a chilling effect on the ability to gather news about potential abuses masked by inappropriate classification.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1991, the government unleashed the power of India and created a partnership between itself and industry. As a result, India has emerged as an economic success story, and that is a matter of pride for all of us.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
GST is a structural move in the right direction. It could take a few months to settle down. It is another one of the government's fundamental shifts which are all very well thought through... It will make us a much more robust economy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think any government is going to go back on the reforms process. There is no government that won't attempt to get people to come and manufacture in India.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
The shape and composition of the government is important. We haven't reached a point where politics and economics have been totally divorced from each other.
- Blossomed
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- Nov 07, 2020
The mistrust of government that blossomed in the late '60s has become a chronic and in some ways pathological condition.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conversely, conservatives assume that humans are fundamentally lazy and prone to immorality. In this view, the entitlement system coddles and rewards laziness. This cynicism spills over into their view of government and government 'bureaucrats.' It also spills over into their political tactics.
- High School Students
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- Nov 07, 2020