“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!”
Government“If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.”
Environmental“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!”
Government“Trust, but verify.”
Trust“One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.”
Government“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.”
Courage“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”
Best“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”
Peace“My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.”
Life“It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.”
Good“I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.”
Money“Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”
Government“I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.”
Good“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”
Government“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.”
Freedom“All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.”
Power“Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.”
Politics“We have the duty to protect the life of an unborn child.”
Life“We are never defeated unless we give up on God.”
Faith“Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.”
Age“Government does not solve problems it subsidizes them.”
Government“Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.”
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