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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. - Mark Twain

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mark Twain

Memorial Day, Country

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money. - Margaret Thatcher

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money. Margaret Thatcher

Problem, Other, Money

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Over, Country, Voters

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. - Albert Einstein

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. Albert Einstein

Mankind, Disease, Infantile

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. - Winston Churchill

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill

Average, Argument, Against

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. - Edward Abbey

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. Edward Abbey

Always, Patriotism, Country

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it. - Lao Tzu

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it. Lao Tzu

Small, Nation, Like

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. - Abraham Lincoln

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. Abraham Lincoln

Perish, For The People

Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent - a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice - that struggle continues. Bernie Sanders

Percent, Racial, Represents

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P. J. O'Rourke

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke

Money, Like, Car

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I have embraced crying mothers who have lost their children because our politicians put their personal agendas before the national good. I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens. Donald Trump

Injustice, Before, Leaders

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. - Will Rogers

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. Will Rogers

Politics, Watch, Report

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. - Ronald Reagan

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. Ronald Reagan

Duty, Lives, Run

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. Thomas Jefferson

Good, Life, Good Government

Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. - Mark Twain

Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. Mark Twain

Nation, Loyalty, Deserves

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. Abraham Lincoln

Education, Generation, Next

All religions and all communities have the same rights, and it is my responsibility to ensure their complete and total protection. My government will not tolerate or accept any discrimination based on caste, creed and religion. Narendra Modi

Based, Ensure, Will

When government - in pursuit of good intentions - tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player. Milton Friedman

Motivation, Tries, Pursuit

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost. Barack Obama

Trust, Which, Them

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is. - Thomas Jefferson

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is. Thomas Jefferson

Bad, General, Only

It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness. Penn Jillette

Guns, Helping, Suffering

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system. Imran Khan

Needs, System, Pakistan

Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: 'Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?' If you don't ask those questions, your governance will not be good. Pope Francis

Love, Humble, Everybody

The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Hugo Black

Founding Fathers, Fathers

The first duty of a government is to maintain law and order so that the life, property, and religious beliefs of its subjects are fully protected by the State. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Religious, Law, Maintain

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. - John Locke

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. John Locke

Preservation, Other

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