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“The single definition of government I've ever seen that makes sense is that it's the organization which claims the right to kill people who won't do what it wants.”

People Want Government Organization Claims Definitions Make Sense

Book:The Avatar

Source: The Avatar

“The clinical definition of "fascism" is when private concentrated economic power takes government away from the people, turns government into a guarantor, a subsidizer, a covering of corporate power.”

People Government Turns Power Economic Definitions Corporate Fascism Covering Clinicals Economic Power

Author:Ralph Nader

“It is not the government's purpose to make a profit the way a company does, because a company doesn't have to give a damn about the unemployed poor or provide services that are non-commercial by definition.”

Way Giving Doe Government Purpose Poor Company Definitions Profit Damn Unemployed

Author:Jean Chretien

“America is now a socialist economy. The definition of a socialist economy is when 50% or more of your economy is dependent on the federal government.”

Government America Economy Definitions Dependent Socialist Federal Government Socialist Economy

Author:Christine O'Donnell

“Someone is going to figure out how to make this work and when they do, all the anti-gambling, over-regulating authoritarian governments will be exposed as emperors without clothes. It might not be obvious that this is even happening at first, since these systems are by definition stealthy affairs.”

Firsts Government Might Figures Clothes Happenings Affair Definitions Obvious Gambling Exposed Emperor Authoritarian Government

Author:Calvin Ayre

“Protocol is etiquette with a government expense account.”

Government Accounts Definitions Expenses Etiquette Protocol

Book:Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior

Source: Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior