“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.” IfsYearsGovernmentPoliticalPoliticsLibertyEconomicsLibertarianSocialismDesertSandLibertarianismFederal GovernmentEconomistShortageChargingFree GovernmentLimiting GovernmentFederalismFunny PoliticalFree Market CapitalismSaharaDesert SandSahara Desert Author:Milton Friedman
“I think it is wrong for the federal government to force Christian individuals, businesses, pastors, churches to participate in wedding ceremonies that violate our sincerely held religious beliefs. We have to stand up and fight for religious liberty. That's where this fight is going.” ThinkingGovernmentChristianFightingIndividualBeliefForceChurchReligiousLibertyPastorFederal GovernmentCeremonySincerelyReligious BeliefReligious LibertyWedding Ceremony Author:Bobby Jindal
“I've been involved in the intelligence side of the federal government for a long time. We all know that we have to have a balance between security to protect the American people and liberty. We take an oath to protect and defend the constitution and the American people.” PeopleKnowsLongGovernmentSidesLibertySecurityBalanceInvolvedProtectLong TimeConstitutionFederal GovernmentOath Author:Barack Obama
“[M]y conception of liberty does not permit an individual citizen or a group of citizens to commit acts of depredation against nature in such a way as to harm their neighbors and especially to harm the future generations of Americans. If many years ago we had had the necessary knowledge, and especially the necessary willingness on the part of the Federal Government, we would have saved a sum, a sum of money which has cost the taxpayers of America two billion dollars.” IfsWayYearsDoeTwoGovernmentAmericaIndividualLibertyGenerationsGroupsCitizensCostYears AgoDollarsHarmNeighborBillionsSavedCommitWillingnessConceptionPermitElectricityConservationFederal GovernmentFuture GenerationTaxpayers Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The first ten amendments were proposed and adopted largely because of fear that Government might unduly interfere with prized individual liberties. The people wanted and demanded a Bill of Rights written into their Constitution. The amendments embodying the Bill of Rights were intended to curb all branches of the Federal Government in the fields touched by the amendments-Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.” PeopleFirstsGovernmentMightWantedIndividualLibertyRightsWrittenFieldsTenConstitutionBillsBranchesTouchedExecutivesAmendmentsInterfereFederal GovernmentAdoptedJudicialBill Of RightsCurbIndividual Liberty Author:Hugo Black
“I'm just not sure I trust the federal government not to trample on civil liberties.” GovernmentLibertyFederal GovernmentCivil Liberties Author:Tucker Carlson
“... the State Legislatures will jealously and closely watch the operations of this Government, and be able to resist with more effect every assumption of power, than any other power on earth can do; and the greatest opponents to a Federal Government admit the State Legislatures to be sure guardians of the people's liberty.” PeopleStatesGovernmentAbleEarthCan DoLibertyWatchesEffectsOperationsOpponentsAssumptionFederal GovernmentGuardianLegislatureState LegislaturesJealously Book:Selected Writings of James Madison Source: Selected Writings of James Madison
“Some members of Congress will claim that the federal government needs the power to monitor Americans in order to allow the government to operate more efficiently. I would remind my colleagues that, in a constitutional republic, the people are never asked to sacrifice their liberties to make the jobs of government officials easier.” PeopleNeedsGovernmentJobsOrderLibertySacrificeEasierMembersClaimsCongressOfficialsRepublicColleaguesFederal GovernmentGovernment Officials Author:Ron Paul
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.” BelieveGovernmentPoliticalI BelieveMoneyLibertyDangerousPoliticianStandingArmyInstitutionsI Believe InTyrannyAccountabilityFoundersFederal GovernmentBankingInflationBankersPrivate PropertyOur Founding FathersProperty RightsDemocracies HaveBig GovernmentUs Founding FathersFederal ReserveForefathersCentral BanksPublic InterestEconomic FreedomRevolutionary WarMoney And PowerFinancial SystemFounding Fathers DemocracyMonetary SystemGreat LibertarianMoney PowerUsuryBankers And BanksCentral BankingTyranny Founding FathersEconomic OrderCentral GovernmentBanks And MoneyRothschild Author:Thomas Jefferson