“I belong to a gospel choir. They know I am an atheist but they are very tolerant.” Quote by Brian Eno
“Government should not tell you what to do unless there's a compelling public purpose.” ShouldGovernmentPurposeCompelling Author:Michael Bloomberg
“I'm not here to say that the government is always right, but when the government tells you to do something, I'm sure you would all agree that I think you all recognize that is something you need to do.” ThinkingNeedsGovernmentAgree Author:Christopher Bond
“The American press is extraordinarily free and vigorous, as it should be. It should be, not because it is free of inaccuracy, oversimplification and bias, but because the alternative to that freedom is worse than those failings.” ShouldGovernmentFailingPressesAlternativesBiasVigorousOversimplification Author:Robert Bork
“Force, governmental coercion, is the instrument by which the ethics of altruism - the belief that the individual exists to serve others - is translated into political reality.” RealityGovernmentPoliticalIndividualBeliefForceEthicsInstrumentsAltruismCoercion Author:Nathaniel Branden
“Absolutism is a guarantee of objectionable morals in the same way that absolutism in government is a guarantee of objectionable government.” WayGovernmentMoralGuaranteesAbsolutism Author:Robert Briffault
“I can scarcely contemplate a greater calamity that could befall this country, than be loaded with a debt exceeding their ability ever to discharge. If this be a just remark, it is unwise and improvident to vest in the general government a power to borrow at discretion, without any limitation or restriction.” IfsI CanCountryGovernmentAbilityGreaterDebtLimitationContemplatingRemarksCalamityRestrictionDiscretionLoadedDischargeUnwiseVests Author:Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
“I don't like celebrity programmes - but I do like programmes about how ideas are formed and evolve.” IdeasEvolveProgrammes Author:Brian Eno
“Government has within it a tendency to abuse its powers.” GovernmentAbuseTendencies Author:John C. Calhoun
“It's about food. It's about your home. It's about your life. The government is worried about all of the above. All I'm saying is you should be worried they're worried. Here's why: They're telling you that you can't take care of yourself. You can't be trusted with what you put in your mouth or what you sign on the mortgage dotted line. So they'll tell you what to put in your mouth and they'll save you from what you signed on that dotted line. Does anyone see a trend here? Personal responsibility has now become government responsibility.” ShouldDoeHomeGovernmentCareLinesResponsibilityMouthsTake CareWorriedTrendsTrustedPersonal ResponsibilityMortgageTake Care Of Yourself Author:Neil Cavuto