- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Government Quotes
Testimony, accountability and risk assessment.
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Literally from the moment I came in the door of MIT, it was very clear that a highly productive 40-year partnership between U.S. research universities and the federal government was badly eroding.
- Question
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no question that we are in a period in which we are going to have to use those sources to fund about 35 million dollars a year that used to be paid for by the federal government.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Personally, I believe that government, rather than money, tends to be the primary factor limiting the development of new technologies.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only conduct that merits the drastic remedy of impeachment is that which subverts our system of government or renders the president unfit or unable to govern.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to keep the government out of the business of giving incentives to have or not have kids, or incentives to marry or not marry.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are voluntarily giving money to A.E.I. - there is no government money - because they think the work we do is valuable.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
The last thing we need are more pointy-headed intellectuals running the government.
- Evaluating
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- Nov 07, 2020
My professional background consisted of evaluating specific programs the government was sponsoring in education or social services or, when I was in Thailand, rural development.
- Easy Way
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- Nov 07, 2020
The easy way to make money is to get special political privilege. From the beginning of time, business has cozied up to government and gotten restrictions on competition and subsidies and stuff.
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020
Laying the groundwork for smaller, smarter government, especially at the federal level, is going to be tough. But it is essential for getting us back on the path to long-term prosperity.
- Connected
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- Nov 07, 2020
Subsidies and mandates are just two of the privileges that government can bestow on politically connected friends. Others include grants, loans, tax credits, favorable regulations, bailouts, loan guarantees, targeted tax breaks and no-bid contracts.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020