- 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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
The number of jobs created under President Barack Obama's stimulus turned out to be fewer than the number we would have had if the government had done nothing - according to the Obama administration's own analysis. So we got $9 trillion of debt with almost nothing to pay for it.
- Blue
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- Nov 07, 2020
Under the Trump tax plan, we are no longer going to subsidize big government in blue states. Now those who choose to live in blue states are going to have to join with their neighbors, collect their pitchforks, and demand tax and spending cuts from city hall and the state capital.
- Eroded
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- Nov 07, 2020
The great American work ethic has not been lost, but it has been eroded by years of dumb government policies that Mr. Trump and Congress can correct.
- Antiquated
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have worked in the federal government and saw the debilitating effects of our antiquated civil service system on morale and results.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have spent my entire career advocating for free-market economic policies, trying to convince the leaders of this country that unnecessary government interference in the market-place - and let's face it, most government is totally unnecessary - destroys liberty and inhibits prosperity.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
Too often, we say that the Left is wrong but well-intentioned. Some are. But most simply want government to control other people's lives, and they believe in Stalinistic methods to achieve that goal.
- Every
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every dollar the government doesn't spend, tax, or borrow is a dollar that businesses and families can spend or invest themselves.
- Early
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- Nov 07, 2020
What the United States wanted in Guatemala - and in Iran, where the C.I.A. also deposed a government in the early 1950s - was pro-American stability.
- Gather
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- Nov 07, 2020
Statistics on religious affiliation are notoriously slippery: the government isn't allowed to gather such data, and the membership claims of religious organizations aren't entirely reliable.
- Government Spending
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.
- Nov 07, 2020
If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.
- Nov 07, 2020