"The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point." - Jon MeachamTweet
"For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why I have been so determined to protect and grow apprenticeships and put higher education on a sustainable footing." - Vince CableTweet
"Someone has to stay on the line and say, no, we can do this by cutting spending and reducing the size of government. That's what I was committed to doing." - Chris ChristieTweet
"Gun control means control. It means control for the government and the government starts controlling the people." - Luke ScottTweet
"You balance the budget by restraining the growth of government and encouraging the growth of the private sector." - Mitt RomneyTweet
"A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it." - Alexis de TocquevilleTweet
"The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself." - James WolcottTweet
"It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business." - Herbert HooverTweet
"We are witnessing an enormous shift of collective consciousness throughout the world. We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government." - Zachary QuintoTweet
"The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting." - William J. Brennan, Jr.Tweet