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A boatload of government money is indeed a gift. Unless, I suppose, you're one of the saps paying for the cargo.

~David Harsanyi

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There's something about China and its rush to capitalism that I find confusing. At the same time, we live in an America where capitalists oppose any government interference with free markets, while in China you have a very controlled, state-planned market where economic growth is better than ours.

~David Henry Hwang

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The Tea Party folks may be sincere, loyal citizens, but their notions about how the economy works are exactly that: mere notions. Their core notion is that government needs to do nothing more than get out of the way of business in order for the economy to boom and bloom.

~David Horsey

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When, in his first inaugural address, Ronald Reagan famously said government is the problem, not the solution, he established the Republican mantra that has not changed in all the years since. It was a clever bit of rhetoric, but it has turned too many Republicans into economic simpletons.

~David Horsey

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In America, we have a government that some people believe is too big and overbearing, yet, when it comes to guns, we might as well have no government at all.

~David Horsey

Topics: America Believe Big Government Guns Might People Some Some People Too Well

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Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.

~David Hume

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As I prepare to take over the reins of your government, I ask each of you to join me in the process of governing.

~David Ige

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Our job is to help people take ownership of the process of electing their government. As leaders, our job is to inspire others and not discourage them.

~David Ige

Topics: Discourage Government Help Help People Inspire Job Leaders Others Our Ownership People Process Take Them

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The framers hated the tyranny of King George, but they were also afraid of the mob. That's why they put so many checks and balances into our system, to guard against the excesses of a government that might be inflamed by public passion or perverted by a dictator's whim.

~David Ignatius

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We haven't usually had to face the extreme questions about liberty and order because we're not a nation of extremists. We love freedom and good government both.

~David Ignatius

Topics: About Because Both Extreme Extremists Face Freedom Good Good Government Government Had Liberty Love Nation Order Questions

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