U.S. president Gerald Ford told Congress in 1974: "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." The saying…
"Government((s) can't profit from self-sufficient people" (or "Governments & corporations can't profit from self-sufficient people") is a saying that has been…
"Government creates the crises so it can 'rescue' you with the loss of freedom" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "GOVT CREATES THE CRISES SO IT CAN…
"Governments create wealth the same way ticks create blood" (or "Government creates wealth the way ticks create blood") is a saying that has been printed on many images. That…
"Government/Washington does not solve problems -- it subsidizes them" is a line that Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) used many times as governor of California and while campaigning for…
"Government expands to absorb revenue, and then some" was labeled "Wicker's Law" by New York (NY) Times political writer Tom Wicker, in a book review article…
"Government is a corporation in the limit. Government is the biggest corporation, with a monopoly on violence, and where you have no recourse. So, if you don't like corporations, you…
"Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is usually credited to American libertarian, businessman, radio…
The federal government funds Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other programs. It's sometimes said that "the federal government is a health insurance company with an army."…
"Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible" was the first of six basic premises in a…
A jocular definition of a baby has been cited in print since at least 1937: "A baby is an alimentary canal with a loud mouth at one end and without responsibility at the other." Ronald…
"Government is like (a) fire" is a quotation frequently credited to George Washington (1732-1799), but there's no evidence that he said it. "Government is like a fire, which if…
George Washington is often quoted with this statement: "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence — it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a…
"Government is organized crime" is a popular anti-government saying. "Taxation is theft" is a frequent associated saying. "The government is organized crime" (said by…
American philosopher and Harvard professor Robert Nozick (1938-2002) wrote in 1989: "There are some things we choose to do together through government in solemn marking of our human…
"Politics is sports for nerds" was cited on Twitter on September 1, 2010. The expression was seldom used until NBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver said on March 6, 2016:…
"Government is a corporation in the limit. Government is the biggest corporation, with a monopoly on violence, and where you have no recourse. So, if you don't like corporations, you…
"Government is the enemy until you need a friend" is a saying of William Cohen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and U.S. Senator from Maine. The Washington (DC) Post's E. J. Dionne…
The musician Frank Zappa (1940-1993) often spoke about politics, usually in defense of Constitutional first amendment protections of the freedom of speech and expression. In The Real Frank Zappa…
"The state is the mafia pretending to be a human rights organization" is a saying that has been shown on many images. "Government is the mafia pretending to be a human rights…