So it was sort of an odd time because I had been hired, but my paperwork hadnt gone through. So I worked as an intern during the government shutdown, as an intern, but I already had a job. – Monica Lewinsky
Big-government proponents embrace both the power of the federal government and the idea that millions of Americans ought to be dependent on its largesse. Its time to return to our Founders love for small government. More is not always better. – Gary Bauer
There are a lot of good causes out there, but they cant possibly all be served by government. – Jesse Ventura
I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues – Tories – in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. Im not a believer in laissez-faire. – Vince Cable
You cant win with some people. If youre not in government, youre criticised for being not serious. If you are in government, youre criticised for wanting power. Thats the Labour partys line of attack, and its a bit ridiculous. – Vince Cable
The Left regards the Constitution as defective and outmoded – in part because it impedes the governments ability to control institutions, like churches and families, which stand between the state and individuals. – Gary Bauer
Its become unfashionable to celebrate political achievement, and Labour achievement even less so. And its positively uncouth to be proud of something that this Labour government is doing. So, slam me for saying so, but Im really proud of the NHS. – Lucy Powell
I think most people believe success in government is how many fewer people are in government, not because you kick them off of benefits like unemployment but theyve been able to control their own destiny because private sector employers have created more jobs. – Scott Walker
We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. Whats more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government. – Lucy Powell
In the councils of a state, the question is not so much, what ought to be done? As, what can be done? – Proverb
Office without pay makes thieves. – Proverb
Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed. – Dean Acheson
Fear is the foundation of most government. – John Adams
Our Congress is the finest body of men money can buy. – Maury Amsterdam
It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. – Walter Bagehot
Being nice to governments doesnt work, they are such lying bastards. – Joy Baluch
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies. – Honore de Balzac
We all have the republican spirit in our veins, like syphilis in our bones. We are democratized and venerealized. – Charles Baudelaire
Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved — commitment to a scenario. – Jean Baudrillard
Beaverbrook is so pleased to be in the government that he is like the town tart who finally married the Mayor. – Beverley Baxter
