- Centered
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- 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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- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody - myself included - believes that we could ever achieve total information awareness. But the government needs to set goals and long-range objectives. Total information awareness is a good goal.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Uncontrolled access to data, with no audit trail of activity and no oversight would be going too far. This applies to both commercial and government use of data about people.
- Moral
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- Nov 07, 2020
Under this scientific and moral pressure, the Canadian government conceded publicly that the use of these weapons in Vietnam was, in their view, a contravention of the Geneva Protocol.
- Neutrality
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was a fear among the original framers that the federal government would be so strong that they might destroy the state militias.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm running for controller to ensure our government reflects the values of the people of California and increases prosperity by managing our finances smartly, efficiently and effectively.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.
- Big Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Voting Liberal is a non-thing. Historically, it might be a good idea to have a Conservative government, because change is a good thing. But I don't know that I could bring myself to vote Tory.
- Lesson
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- Nov 07, 2020
Heathrow expansion is an object lesson in the dominance of a rapacious sector of industry over government decision-making.
- Constitution Of The United States
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have investigative staff who are charged by law and this committee under the Constitution of the United States has a responsibility, taxpayers' money, and an agency which we fund from the government, they bought weapons, we believe and we think that - I don't know who did what.
- Dealers
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, again, a gun sale database is just trying to get the Department of Justice to keep track of the guns that they're purchasing and supplying to drug dealers and murderers. I mean, wow. Come on, let's get the government under control before we start restricting the rights of - innocent citizens.
- Constitution
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action, and its laws, when made in pursuance of the constitution, form the supreme law of the land.
- Liberty
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- Nov 07, 2020
The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020