Abraham Lincoln Quotes

I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

If the Negro knows enough to pay taxes to support the government, he knows enough to vote; taxation and representation should go together. If he knows enough to shoulder a musket and fight for the flag, fight for the government, he knows enough to vote.

It's our duty as leaders in Washington to keep the government running.

But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think about this and will therefore act accordingly. I really and sincerely hope so.

I think we should just tip the government if it does a good job. Fifteen percent is the standard tip, isn't it?

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

The government has a responsibility to protect society, to help maintain society. That's why we have laws... The rule of law creates a set of standards for our behavior.

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

Too many people in government seem to think they are above regular folks, and I said I would expect humility in the way each member of my team served- that they would recognize that the taxpayer is boss.

I believe the relationship you have with your government is not so different to a love relationship.

I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government.

This is not an election where we hand out gifts. It is an election where we ask everyone to contribute more.

The people want government that works for them at every level.

The government serves the people - not vice-versa.

Ask not what you can do for your country; ask what your government is doing to you.

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and trustees are created for the benefit of the public.

It is the obligation of every government to yield protection to their citizens as the consideration for their obedience

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible to the general mass of those associated under it.

The business of serving the American people is a tough, and sometimes thankless task.

… nearly universal is a never-ending effort to balance the rights of individuals with the needs that, in the modern world, it seems only government can meet.

… by consenting with others to make one body-politic under government, a man puts himself under an obligation to every one of that society to submit to the determination of the majority, and to be concluded by it.