“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“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“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“One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.”
Government“It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?”
Work“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“Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.”
Age“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.”
Best“The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.”
Government“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.”
Life“Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”
Government“There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.”
Great“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”
Change“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”
Government“You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.”
Food“Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
Politics“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”
Best“Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.”
Government“While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.”
Future“Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”
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“Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.”
Government