National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties. – Theresa May
I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen. – Buffalo Bill
People who relieve others of their money with guns are called robbers. It does not alter the immorality of the act when the income transfer is carried out by government. – Cal Thomas
It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs. – David Mamet
The government, for example, has determined that black people (somehow) have fewer abilities than white people, and, so, must be given certain preferences. Anyone acquainted with both black and white people knows this assessment is not only absurd but monstrous. And yet it is the law. – David Mamet
If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals. – David Mamet
I am the government. – Andrew Cuomo
The honest truth is that if this government were to propose the massacre of the first-born, it would still have no difficulty in getting it through the Commons. – Diane Abbott
In addition to their power over government based on government financing and personal influence, bankers could steer governments in ways they wished them to go by other pressures. – Carroll Quigley
Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo. – Harold Pinter
I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything. – Anthony Trollope
The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years. – Benjamin Netanyahu
I stand before you today because this vision of government as the engine of opportunity is what I believe in. – Eliot Spitzer
Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs. – Eliot Spitzer
Gandhi has asked that the British Government should walk out of India and leave the Indian people to settle differences among themselves, even if it means chaos and confusion. – Stafford Cripps
I love and always have loved policy issues and trying to have an impact on the issues that are out there. I cherish my years in government. I have loved my participation at CNN, at Current writing teaching. Where I will go next, I will have to sort out. – Eliot Spitzer
My politics are of a practical kind – the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all. – Winfield Scott Hancock
Aggression is simply another name for government. – Benjamin Tucker
For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government. – Eliot Spitzer
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity. – George Grenville
