James Bovard Quotes

I think I should be a president. President of the United States.

The central issue of our time - of all times - is the size, power and scope of government.

If government half a century ago had provided us with all our dinners and breakfasts, it would be the practice of our orators today to assume the impossibility of our providing for ourselves.

At home, we must reject the mistaken notion - a notion that has dominated too much of the public dialogue for too long - that ever bigger Government is the answer to every problem.

People in Oklahoma don't wake up every morning wondering what the government is going to do for them.

Conservatives should be in power [only] when the country has no problems.

I promise you the country would be in real trouble if I were really in the White House.

Mr. President, If you don’t do something and do it right away, I don’t know what is going to happen to this country.

Government should make tough decisions in the larger national interests, even if it upsets the people.

Liberals don't believe in the ultimate concept of self-reliance, which is why they look to the government for stability.

It's a strong country, but Mr. Obama seems to be doing everything he can to hold it back.

Did somebody dream there is some way that the government doesn't need us?

Government should steer, not row.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

The moral and constitutional obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people.

People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.

We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world.

A majority of Americans support Social Security and Medicare, a progressive tax system and a government that regulates business in the public interest, but most share deep skepticism about the government's ability to do all this well.

South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.

The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us.

Get government out of our way, and let freedom and the spirit of the American people shine through.

We have to attack those things which stand in the way of America progress. And what stands in the way of American progress right now is the federal government.

You can't ignore the reality that faith and family, those two things are integral parts of having limited government, lower taxes, and free societies.

This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for. I don't know if this man is really taking care of America. This government has been shameful.

I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care.