We have lost that which has made us great over the generations, and that is the sense of individual and personal responsibility that we can come up, we can pursue our dreams and our aspirations and we won’t be blocked by government regulation, by the inability to get a loan as a small business to make our dreams come true. 639
No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams. 610
It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law; as every other good prince will – We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us. 717
I really think that people’s right to happiness shouldn’t be dictated by some policymaker in Washington, D.C. I’ve come to know a lot of people that – sexual orientation is such where they’re in love with people from the same sex, and I just don’t think it’s our role in the government to say, ‘No you can’t be married.’ 664
The United States are a political state, or organized society, whose end is government, for the security, welfare, and happiness of all who live under its protection. 579
The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man. 971
Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP. 687
The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government. 665
I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable. 648
The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves. 681
Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it’s not bestowed on you by the royal family, it’s not bestowed on you by the government, you have to be nominated by the public. 829
And I keep saying, whether you like the president or not, everybody has to pull together and help the president because, as the president goes, so goes the country, as the country goes, so goes your job, your ability to feed your family, your government. 675
Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free. 651
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things. 624
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state. 1.39K
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one – in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. 2.59K
So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations. 1.42K
In the name of the United States and President Bush, I want to thank the Mexican people, President Fox and his government for their friendship. 1.29K
My government, you can be assured, will be less focused on personalities. It is about treating people with respect. I think complaining about the community not being able to see the wisdom of our ideas is the wrong approach. 709
