- Need
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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
- I Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe the government of the United States should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
The institutions that we've built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don't apply to the private sector. The Fourth Amendment doesn't apply to corporations. The Freedom of Information Act doesn't apply to Silicon Valley. And you can't impeach Google if it breaks its 'Don't be evil' campaign pledge.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people talked about protecting their privacy when I was growing up, they were talking about protecting it from the government. They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
- Internet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Net neutrality isn't a government takeover of the Internet, as many of my Republican colleagues have alleged.
- Our
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- Nov 07, 2020
A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Demonetisation was always on the government's radar and was part of the plan from day one when Narendra Modi took over as prime minister, as he was concerned about the black money.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The federal government has no business spending your hard-earned money on a project to monitor political speech on Twitter.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020