But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.
“But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.”
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But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.
“But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.”
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“But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.”
“Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character.”
“I mean that the function of the police is to solve problems that have law-enforcement consequences in a way that is based on a genuine partnership with the neighborhood in both the venting of the problem and the discussion of the solution.”
“There aren't any liberals left in New York. They've all been mugged by now.”
“In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.”
“I believe that the high rates of property crime (and some of the increase in violent crime) are part of the price you pay for freedom.”
“Literally every single sliver of technology that makes the iPhone a smartphone instead of a stupidphone - internet, GPS, touchscreen, battery, hard drive, voice recognition - was developed by researchers on the government payroll.”
“All socialism involves slavery.”
“A government reflects the views of those who select it, and if people are unable to cast their ballot because the voting hours aren't convenient for them or because other hurdles have been raised too high we get a less representative government as a result.”
“Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.”
“The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act necessary to the performance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citizens and of safeguarding their free exercise and enjoyment.”
“Lawyers, judges, doctors, shrinks, accountants, investigators and, not least, journalists could not do the most basic tasks without a veil of secrecy. Why shouldn't the same be true of those professionals who happen to be government officials?”