#government

But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think about this and will therefore act accordingly. I really and sincerely hope so. ↗

— Jose Maria Aznar

#accordingly #act #government #hope #i

Look, I think by the time my case was over and other ones, everybody on both sides of the aisle in Congress said we can't run a government by this kind of process and they repealed the law and that's good. ↗

— Bruce Babbitt

#both #both sides #by the time #case #congress

When the state or federal government control the education of all of our children, they have the dangerous and illegitimate monopoly to control and influence the thought process of our citizens. ↗

— Michael Badnarik

#citizens #control #dangerous #education #federal

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#bad one #dullness #excellence #good #good sign

We've got to ensure that the quality and the capability of these forces will be good enough to withstand the challenges that the insurgents and the terrorists will present to the new Iraqi government. ↗

— John Abizaid

#challenges #enough #ensure #forces #good

The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition. ↗

— John Acton

#absolute power #authority #based #between #choices

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. ↗

— John Adams

#endanger #free #free government #government #liberty

Fear is the foundation of most governments. ↗

— John Adams

#foundation #governments #most

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. ↗

— John Adams

#control #effectual #essence #free #free government

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago. ↗

— John Adams

#ago #better #better understood #four #government