“Republican governors are leading the way in helping the private sector create new jobs, reforming government and getting our economy back on track.” WayHelpingGovernmentJobsEconomyRepublicanTrackGovernorsPrivate SectorNew JobBack On TrackLeading The Way Author:Bob McDonnell
“Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either for church or commonwealth. If the people be governors, who shall be governed?” PeopleIfsGovernmentChurchDemocracyFitGovernorsCommonwealth Author:John Cotton
“His [Donald Trump] name is on everything. He is a celebrity. But he is not a governor. He has never run government. He is a business executive.” GovernmentRunningNamesTrumpExecutivesGovernors Author:Marc Thiessen
“Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.” MenMadeCharacterGovernmentWould BeHonestDangerDependsIllusionPhilosopherContraryWelfareGovernorsPinsOccasionalFranklin Book:The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson Source: The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson
“It is the lawyers who run our civilization for us -- our governments, our business, our private lives. Most legislators are lawyers; they make our laws. Most presidents, governors, commissioners, along with their advisers and brain-trusters are lawyers; they administer our laws. All the judges are lawyers; they interpret and enforce our laws. There is no separation of powers where the lawyers are concerned. There is only a concentration of all government power -- in the lawyers.” GovernmentRunningLawPresidentBrainJudgingCivilizationConcernedLawyerSeparationConcentrationGovernorsPrivate LifeLegislatorsAdviserSeparation Of PowersCommissioners Author:Fred Rodell
“When I was Governor, Louis Kelso went out of his way to brief me. I was very impressed, but I was never able to get any of the economists in state government to give him the help his plan deserves.” WayGivingStatesHelpingWisdomGovernmentAblePoliticsEconomyPlansDeserveLiberalismGovernorsImpressedEconomistState Government Author:Jerry Brown
“If I were afraid of polls, I never would've been elected in two landslide elections, leading a highest percentage in our state's last election for governor. If I were afraid of polls, we wouldn't have privatized our charity hospital system, we wouldn't cut our state budget 26%, wouldn't have cut over 30,000 state government bureaucrats, wouldn't have done statewide school choice. Here's the real record.” IfsTwoRealStatesDoneGovernmentSchoolLastsChoicesRecordsCuttingHighestElectionCharityBudgetsHospitalsGovernorsPollsPercentagesBureaucratsState GovernmentLandslidesSchool Choice Author:Bobby Jindal
“Being the governor of a state is a more pivotal job in the future. I do indeed hope there's someone that says, "I'm going to go to Washington, try to get back to our constitutional roots, devolve the centralization of government back to the states." So why would you want to be up there if the action is down here in the states?” IfsWantTryingStatesGovernmentActionJobsRootsGet BackGovernorsPivotalCentralization Author:Rick Perry
“I hope telling the story of how I went from being a single mom to serving in the Texas State Senate to running for governor will remind others that with the right leadership in government, where you start has nothing to do with how far you go.” StatesStoriesGovernmentRunningMomServingTexasSenateGovernorsSingle MomBeing A Single Mom Author:Wendy Davis