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It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. - Alexander Hamilton

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. Alexander Hamilton

Government, Desire, Tyranny, Just

The person earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 isn't going out to eat at restaurants. They're not taking piano lessons. They're not going to the gym or the yoga studio. They're not sending mom flowers on Mother's day. What good is this person in the economy? If you raise it to $15 an hour, they're doing all of those things. Nick Hanauer

Good, Mother, Day, Mom, Flowers, You

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman

Politics, Desert, Government, You, Sand

Innovations in science and technology are the engines of the 21st-century economy; if you care about the wealth and health of your nation tomorrow, then you'd better rethink how you allocate taxes to fund science. The federal budget needs to recognize this. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Science, Technology, Health, Tomorrow

I am a Quaker. And as everyone knows, Quakers, for 300 years, have, on conscientious ground, been against participating in war. I was sentenced to three years in federal prison because I could not religiously and conscientiously accept killing my fellow man. Bayard Rustin

War, Man, I Am, Prison, Accept, Three

When I graduated from law school in 1959, there wasn't a single woman on any federal bench. It wouldn't be a realistic ambition for a woman to want to become a federal judge. It wasn't realistic until Jimmy Carter became our president. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

School, Woman, Ambition, Law, Judge

Do you know who the real hypocrite is? It's the federal government and the Justice Department. It's a fraud; it's a lie. They have no interest in the education of black children. They are only interested in the politics of it. James Meredith

Education, Politics, Black, Children

Earnings don't move the overall market; it's the Federal Reserve Board... focus on the central banks, and focus on the movement of liquidity... most people in the market are looking for earnings and conventional measures. It's liquidity that moves markets. Stanley Druckenmiller

People, Looking, Focus, Movement, Most

We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens. Ted Cruz

Government, Privacy, Need, Rights, Means

After spending time with police officers on ride-alongs, meeting with politicians on the state and federal level and grass roots organizations fighting for human rights, it's clear that our criminal justice system is still crippling communities of color through mass incarceration. Malcolm Jenkins

Time, Justice, Spending Time, Police

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. Ronald Reagan

Work, Service, Government, Someone, Who

It has become increasingly difficult for states or the federal government to apply the death penalty. But why even try? Nothing is accomplished, and while the chances of making a mistake are now diminished - DNA can prove guilt as well as innocence - life in prison is a worthy substitute. Richard Cohen

Life, Death, Mistake, Government, Prison

To suggest that Quebecers willingly give up the chance to exercise fully their influence within the federal government would be to betray the historical role Quebec has always played in Confederation, and to undermine the legitimacy of their pride and ambitions. Kim Campbell

Government, Pride, Chance, Influence, Up

Prices are going up. Unemployment continues to go up. And we have not had the necessary correction for the financial bubble created by our Federal Reserve system. Ron Paul

Unemployment, Financial, Bubble, Go, Up

The Federal Reserve has the responsibility to protect the credit rights of consumers. Bernie Sanders

Responsibility, Credit, Rights, Protect

The Obama administration came into Utah and said, 'We're not going to listen to what the U.S. Supreme Court said. 'We, the federal government, are going to recognize marriages in the state of Utah and Utah state law explicitly does not recognize as marriage,' and that was really, in my view, an abuse of power. Ted Cruz

Marriage, Power, Law, Government, View

The higher amount you put into higher education, at the federal level particularly, the more the price of higher education rises. It's the dog that never catches its tail. You increase student loans, you increase grants, you increase Pell grants, Stafford loans, and what happens? They raise the price. Bill Bennett

Education, Dog, You, Student, Never

Flooding is the costliest and most common cause of property damage, which is why federal flood insurance should be affordable and accessible to all. Seth Moulton

Insurance, Why, Flood, Property, Most

The whole frame of the Federal Constitution proves that the government which it creates was intended to be one of limited and specified powers. James K. Polk

Government, Constitution, Frame, Limited

I can see through almost any scam, especially one perpetrated by the federal government. I can see through it... they can't pull the wool over my eyes, it's absolutely freakin' impossible to pull the wool over my eyes about the government. Gary Coleman

Eyes, Government, Impossible, I Can, See

Certainly we can end racism with love. We can demand that the federal government change its emphasis on racial distinction. bell hooks

Love, Change, Racism, Government, End

In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the government called for an Internet 'unfettered by Federal or State regulation.' The result of that fateful decision was the greatest free-market success story in history. Ajit Pai

Success, History, Decision, Internet

Monetary conditions exert an enormous influence on stock prices. Indeed, the monetary climate - primarily the trend in interest rates and Federal Reserve policy - is the dominant factor in determining the stock market's major direction. Martin Zweig

Influence, Direction, Trend, Climate

Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting. Thomas Frank

Time, People, Government, You, Will

What the Bronx and Queens needs is Medicare for all, tuition-free public college, a federal jobs guarantee, and criminal-justice reform. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

College, Reform, Bronx, Needs, Guarantee

Planned Parenthood had better hope that Hillary Clinton wins this election, because I guarantee under President Jindal, January 2017, the Department of Justice and the IRS and everybody else that we can send from the federal government will be going in to Planned Parenthood. Bobby Jindal

Hope, Election, Justice, Government

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