Charles Kennedy Quotes

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.

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

The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for believing that a government is more likely to lead the people in the right way than the people to fall into the right way of themselves?

I've always believed as a value that the government has a vital - not overwhelming, but vital - role to play in furthering human welfare and good. I think we have an important supportive role to play, hopefully intelligent and sensible.

I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness.

Governments are sails, the people is the wind, the state is the boat, and time is the sea.

Government is a progressive instrument for the common good.

The Democrats have prevailed because at heart we have embodied a great idea, which is that an elected government can be the instrument of the common purpose of a free people; that government can embrace great causes and do great things.

The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves -- in their separate, and individual capacities....In all that the people can individually do for themselves, government ought not interfere.

I would like government to do all it can to mitigate; then, in understanding, in mutuality of interest, in concern for the common good, our tasks will be solved

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

Perhaps it is time to be more careful what we ask government to do, and where we allow it to become part of our lives.

We are stronger because we recognize that government isn't the sole answer to the most important questions, and we welcome community and faith based organizations as partners to serve the needs of Florida families.

Government cannot do everything, so we need to first decide what government ought to be doing, then figure out what it's capable of doing, and then follow the jobs we choose to completion.

A healthy society rests on three pillars: business, government and civil society, or non-profits. Each has a distinct and important role to play, and all three need to work together synergistically to create the most value for society.

But I'm a big believer that government does not have a monopoly on good ideas.

Much can and must be done by governments, but they cannot of themselves change lives.

The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.

The government doesn't have to solve everyone's problem here.

Democrats believe that government should reflect the sense of community that Americans demonstrated after Katrina - the sense of community that has defined and united America throughout its history.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world.

Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness; its peculiar magnitude permits no shading.

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

There are a lot of good causes out there, but they can't possibly all be served by government.