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Saturday, June 15th, 2024
the Week of Proper 5 / Ordinary 10
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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Government'

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The government never does anything successfully.
Michael Badnarik, American Politician (1954-  )
I find it very offensive when the government tells me what I can and cannot watch. Censor yourself.
Michael Badnarik, American Politician (1954-  )
Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution.
Michael Badnarik, American Politician (1954-  )
Man, I don't want to have nothing to do with computers. I don't want the government in my business.
Erykah Badu, American Musician (1971-  )
I also served on many government committees.
Leo Baekeland, Belgian Inventor (1863-1944)
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
Walter Bagehot, English Author (1826-1877)
The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
Walter Bagehot, English Author (1826-1877)
A mob is the method by which good citizens turn over the law and the government to the criminal or irresponsible classes.
Ray Stannard Baker, American Journalist (1870-1946)
I think the American government is now the most corrupt government in the world.
Ginger Baker, British Musician (1939-  )
We must examine then the concerns of the Government of Japan about the language of the treaty itself - of SOFA - and of the interim and further arrangements that have been made since 1995, and see whether or not we need to make any changes. Those are decisions I cannot make.
Howard Baker, American Statesman (1925-  )
I think and hope and believe that the Japanese government and the people of Japan will be happy and content with the progress of justice in this case and that it will not become a great issue in the future.
Howard Baker, American Statesman (1925-  )
I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send my best analysis of that situation, including the local attitudes, back to Washington, to the government there.
Howard Baker, American Statesman (1925-  )
Any time the United States government turns over an American citizen, including military personnel, to the government of another country, it is in our nature to want to make sure that they receive the best treatment, the fairest treatment, and the most humane treatment.
Howard Baker, American Statesman (1925-  )
Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why all of us are here serving our state and our people.
John Baldacci, American Politician (1955-  )
The public impression is that the government, industry or the highest bidder can buy a scientist to add credibility to any message. That crucial quality of impartiality is being lost.
Johnny Ball, British Entertainer (1938-  )
Well, a lot of people within government and big business are nervous of Hip Hop and Hip Hop artists, because they speak their minds. They talk about what they see and what they feel and what they know. They reflect what's around them.
Afrika Bambaataa, American Musician (1960-  )
The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.
George Bancroft, American Historian (1800-1891)
If the flag of an armed enemy of the U.S. is allowed to fly over government buildings, then it implies that slavery, or at least the threat of slavery, is sanctioned by that government and can still legally exist.
Amiri Baraka, American Poet (1934-  )
I have a record as governor. I have a record of cutting spending. And I talked yesterday not only about we ought to cut spending, I talked about how we've cut spending in Mississippi and how if you did the same things in the federal government, you would save tens of billions of dollars a year.
Haley Barbour, American Politician (1947-  )
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.
Charles Barkley, American Athlete (1963-  )
 
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