Mike Huckabee Quotes

All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to improve it. But there is no escaping the divisive and essential questions: What is the purpose of the state, and whom does it serve?

I will work with anyone that wants to get America back on track and make sure that the government is the servant and no longer the master.

As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation of it ...

The only just government is the government that serves its citizens, not itself.

When a government for the people becomes a government in spite of the people, then who are we really serving?

And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.

The government serves the people - not vice-versa.

Everyone else is represented in Washington by a powerful lobby ... But there is no lobby for the people.

The principle business of government is to further and promote human strivings.

States are … instruments at the service of their peoples, and not vice versa.

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy. It was not granted by monarchs, it was not gained for us by aristocracies; but it sprang from the people, and, with an immortal instinct, it has always worked for the people.

The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people. We must always be clear that the example is set at the top.

The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.

My job as Taoiseach, and the job of any government, of course, is to represent all people.

I love working for the people of Indiana. I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not love Congress.

Government cannot be all things to all people.

I do not subscribe to the doctrine that the people are the slaves and property of their government. I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government.

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

As taxpayers, we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests.

Many Americans do not understand that the officers of the government are simply the servants of the people.

We should encourage governments to be sustained by citizens' taxes - that is, democracies. Democracies will be enduring allies of America.

Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why all of us are here serving our state and our people.

It's not really the job of a public servant to inspire, but to get the job that the people demand done. The Democrats think that if they have hope and are inspired, things will get better, but they actually won't.

We must create a state that responds to the citizens' needs, and we need citizens who feel committed to their state because that state serves the citizens.

The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people.