Public Services Quotes

Americans are rightly disturbed by the large numbers of illegal immigrants entering this country. The jobs they hold might otherwise be held by our citizens or legal immigrants, and the public services they use impose burdens on our taxpayers. That's why our administration has moved aggressively to secure our borders by hiring a record number of new border guards, by deporting twice as many criminal aliens as ever before, by cracking down on illegal aliens who try to take American jobs, and by barring welfare benefits to illegal aliens.

Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property.

Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy.

Taxes are what pays for a civilized society.

Some people say that taxes are the price we pay for civilization. But the runaway taxes of our time are the price we pay for being gullible.

A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.

To grasp the true meaning of socialism, imagine a world where everything is designed by the post office, even the sleaze.

There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.

Socialism means slavery.

Don't make government work like a business... it's inherently inefficient.

I think the British people are very, very attached to the idea that the health service is free at the point of use. But there is no reason why every doctor, nurse and teacher in this country has to be employed by the state.

It's perfectly ordinary to be a socialist. It's perfectly normal to be in favor of fire departments.

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.

In my campaign I hardly ever talked about what's happening in Washington D.C. I talked about how we're going to fix the damn roads, how we clean up drinking water, and ensure people get access to the skills they need to get good paying jobs.

Communities have changed. Our society is changing. Sometimes I feel like our law enforcement, the public services, they don't have enough resources to keep up with the changes that we see in our society.

Americans, like many citizens of rich countries, take for granted the legal and regulatory system, the public schools, health care and social security for the elderly, roads, defense and diplomacy, and heavy investments by the state in research, particularly in medicine.

Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.

Government can’t deliver a free lunch to the country as a whole. It can, however, determine who pays for lunch.

In a democracy the day when you pay your taxes, April 15, would be a day of celebration, because you're getting together to provide resources for the programs you decided on.

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt.

Danes pay very high taxes, but in return enjoy a quality of life that many Americans would find hard to believe.

Our intention is not to replace socialism by some other system, but to reinforce it.

I want to know why the government of this country can't take care of the people who are keeping us safe?

When will government cease being a nuisance to everybody?

Doesn't anything socialistic make you want to throw up? Like great public schools, or health insurance for all?