Quote by Barbara Jordan
What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that gover

What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance. – Barbara Jordan

Other quotes by Barbara Jordan

We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny. – Barbara Jordan

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Government
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Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three oclock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap. – Barbara Jordan

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Society
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The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government. – George Washington

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Government

We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries – the financial industry or any other industry. – Rand Paul

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Government

Bureaucracy gives birth to itself and then expects maternity benefits. – Dale Dauten

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Government

Im not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique. – William Hague

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Government

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The sad and solemn night hath yet her multitude of cheerful fires;
The glorious host of light walk the dark hemisphere till she retires;
All through her silent watches, gliding slow,
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He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide. – Blaise Pascal

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