Quotes
John Adams
“While all other sciences have advanced , that of government is at a stand-still—little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.”
Harry S. Truman
“Social Security…is not a dole or a device for giving everybody something for nothing. True Social Security must consist of rights which are earned rights — guaranteed by the law of the land.” August 13, 1945 – From “The Battle…
George Washington
The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government. But the Constitution which at any time exists, ’till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole…
Ronald Reagan
Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Alexander Hamilton
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.
Thomas Jefferson
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
Bernie Sanders’ passion winning over veterans groups
“What most people don’t understand is the high cost of war,” Sanders said. “When we send people to war, we have to understand that it’s not just the guns and planes and ammunition. It means taking care of the people…
Speaker John Bohner
“People in Washington assume that Americans understand how big the problem is, but most Americans don’t have a clue,” Mr. Boehner said, speaking in his Capitol office. “I think it’s incumbent on us, if we are serious about dealing with…
Senator Mitch McConnell
“More young people believe they’ll see a U.F.O. than that they’ll see their own Social Security benefits.”
Senator Bernie Sanders
“That’s exactly what’s going to happen,” Sanders said of Social Security being on the proverbial table, “Unless someone of us stops it — and a number of us are working very hard on this — that’s exactly what will happen.