- 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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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 1980s, in the communist Eastern Germany, if you owned a typewriter, you had to register it with the government. You had to register a sample sheet of text out of the typewriter. And this was done so the government could track where text was coming from.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
Governmental surveillance is not about the government collecting the information you're sharing publicly and willingly; it's about collecting the information you don't think you're sharing at all, such as the online searches you do on search engines... or private emails or text messages... or the location of your mobile phone at any time.
- Planet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Laws and regulations are supposed to restrict the kind of surveillance governments do. In fact, the U.S. government is quite restricted in what kind of surveillance they can do on U.S. citizens. The problem is that 96 percent of the planet is not U.S. citizens.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the late '80s, the U.S.S.R. loosened its restrictions on immigration. When the government was like, 'Y'all wanna bounce?' my family, along with tens of thousands of other Jews ran for the door in an attempt to make a better life in America.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.
- Support
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think we need more young people; we need to elect young people to government. We need to give them a chance, in the media, in politics, in democracy.
- Equal Protection
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- Nov 07, 2020
History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Americans should not have to wonder if their government is actively looking to subvert them or their political views. We live in a nation where respect for differing beliefs and a vibrant political discourse play an important role in shaping our government.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have run two small businesses in Kansas, and I have seen how government can crush entrepreneurism. That's why I ran for Congress. It just so happens that there are a lot of people in south central Kansas who agree with me on that.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It should surprise no one that I'm out arguing for small government, reduced spending and getting our financial house in order, along with reasonable regulations and no more.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
At some point, the government expands into the private sphere so far that you live in a place with a whole lot less freedom. I didn't like that that was the direction of travel for our country, and decided to come to Washington to try and be a small part of bringing it back.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020