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- We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.
- William O. Douglas (1898 - 1980), Dissenting, Osborn V. Unites States
- I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together , not only our government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad.
- Gerald R. Ford (1913 - 2006), Remarks on taking the oath of office, August 9, 1974`
- Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
- Clement Attlee
- Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
- G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
- A republican government is slow to move, yet once in motion it's momentum becomes irresistible.
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
- The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them right away.
- Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
- If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
- James Madison (1751 - 1836), The Federalist Papers, 1788
- If the government is big enough to give you everything you want, it is big enough to take away everything you have.
- Gerald R. Ford (1913 - 2006)
- Many people consider the things which government does for them as social progress, but they consider the things government does for others as socialism.
- Earl Warren (1891 - 1974)
- When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
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