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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters – some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed at home – seem more determined to prevent that happening. – Lucy Powell

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If Bush, as I believe, has reliable information on the fact that Saddam Hussein is making weapons of mass destruction, I cannot not support the policies of his government. – Steven Spielberg

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Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens dont pay their taxes. – Georgios A. Papandreou

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Government

Well, you know, I – again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this governments priorities. The federal governments top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account. – Carly Fiorina

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Having been blacklisted from working in television during the McCarthy era, I know the harm of government using private corporations to intrude into the lives of innocent Americans. When government uses the telephone companies to create massive databases of all our phone calls it has gone too far. – Studs Terkel

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Privacy

Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as theyre old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that its enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it. – Jean Anouilh

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Freedom only for the members of the government, only for the members of the Party – though they are quite numerous – is no freedom at all. – Rosa Luxemburg

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The voice of the majority is no proof of justice. – Friedrich von Schiller

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