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When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.

Quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger about guvernement, society, future, people

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people to govern others. Every man is the best, the most responsible, judge of his own advantage.

Quote by Lord Acton about people, judges, man

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

Quote by Confucius about politics

The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are - 1. Security to possessors; 2. Facility to acquirers; 3. Hope to all.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about politics, end, security, nation, hope

I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government.

Quote by Woody Allen about politics, faith

The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could...

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about progress, people

The public, who consume the new commodity or profit by the new invention, are much better judges of its merit than the government can be.

Quote by Charles Babbage about invention, judges, merit, public

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ones, everybody on both sides of the aisle in Congress said we can't run a government by this kind of process and they repealed the law and that's good.

Quote by Bruce Babbitt about politics, law, good, good luck, time

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Quote by Edward Abbey about country

No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.

Quote by Edward Abbey

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government, I says, but don't insult me poor bleedin country.

Quote by Edward Abbey about country, contentment

In fact, allowing immigrants to have licenses actually improves homeland security by allowing our government to track who is in our borders.

Quote by Joe Baca about homeland, security

Native Americans are the original inhabitants of the land that now constitutes the United States. They have helped develop the fundamental principles of freedom of speech and separation of powers that form the foundation of the United States...

Quote by Joe Baca about americans

I believe we've... we've worked very hard with the Iraqis to build a better place ever since the fall of Saddam's government.

Quote by John Abizaid about fall, faith

The real target is creating enough chaos in Iraq so that an extremist government can emerge there that would be friendly and conducive to the form of ideology that bin Laden, Zawahiri and Zarqawi believe in.

Quote by John Abizaid about ideology, chaos, faith, real estate

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.

Quote by John Abizaid about force, quality, present, good, good luck

I would say that the Pentagon Papers case of 1971 - in which the government tried to block the The New York Times and The Washington Post that they obtained from a secret study of how we got involved in the war in Vietnam - that is probably the...

Quote by Floyd Abrams about war, secret

The literary culture, if you examine it, the high literary culture is that which preserves the government and you know it's really the talk for those who have.

Quote by Kathy Acker about literary critic, culture, contentment

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.

Quote by Lord Acton about elections, teaching, tests, faith, public, good, good luck

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.

Quote by Ansel Adams about nature, fight