- Power
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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
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.
- Determination
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the necessity of a rigid economy and an inflexible determination not to enlarge the income beyond the real necessities of the government.
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.
- Nov 07, 2020
There are over 100 entities in the federal government that have something to do with homeland security.
- Boss
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- Nov 07, 2020
New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act.
- Essential
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- Nov 07, 2020
The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.
- Cries
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- Nov 07, 2020
Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am the government.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, regardless of who's in office, the government is strangled by business. And the government's priorities are dictated by business. I mean, why does America, even after healthcare reform, still not have free universal healthcare? I'm sure it has something to do with the insurance lobby.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020