government Quotes

I’m not really conservative. I’m conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don’t any more.

There is nothing wrong with describing Conservatism as protecting the Constitution, protecting all things that limit government. Government is the enemy of liberty. Government should be very restrained.

The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.

The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government.

We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world.

Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.

It’s easy being a humorist when you’ve got the whole government working for you.

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

It’s a good thing we don’t get all the government we pay for.

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.