Government Quotes

"The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government." "History will judge societies and governments and their institutions not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and powerful but how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless" "I wish that people come to the realization that politicians are only as good as the nature of their public." "The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness." "Now they call it a coup de market" "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." "The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax" "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." "A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul" "A democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few" "I believe history will look back on four years of this president and all he embraces as an aberrant moment in time" "Our nation’s stability rests on the separation of powers" "Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation." "There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence against a government whose reply is only savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people" "We must uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China"