Quotes about Government
We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.
— Barack Obama
I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.
— John Adams
The wise know that foolish legislation is a rope of sand, which perishes in the twisting.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
As far as single payer, it works in Canada. It works incredibly well in Scotland.
— Donald Trump
I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it.
— George H. W. Bush
Anyone who does not want communism-and none of us do-should take socialism seriously.
— Karl Barth
I see by the papers that they are going to do away with all the nuisance taxes. That means that a man can get a marriage license for nothing.
— Will Rogers
Our financial ills will never be settled till you fix it so every man will pay an income tax on what he earns, be it a farm, grocery store or municipal or government bonds.
— Will Rogers
An equal application of law to every condition of man is fundamental.
— Thomas Jefferson
The equal rights of man and the happiness of every individual are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.
— Thomas Jefferson
We maintain therefore that in matters of Religion, no man's right is abridged by the institution of Civil Society, and that Religion is wholly exempt from its cognizance.
— James Madison
Of all debts, men are least willing to pay their taxes; what a satire this is on government.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson