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I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services. -- Imran Khan
I remain committed to improving the government services to which Hudson Valley veterans are entitled. -- Sue Kelly
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You will not be able to meet the Millennium Development goals in health without e-health, in education without e-education, and government services will not be able to be provided without e-government services. -- Hamadoun Toure
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The true principle of taxation is the benefit principle - those who benefit from a government service should pay for it. It's also known as the 'user pay' principle. Every effort should be made to link the payment of taxes or fees to the cost associated with the government service. -- Mark Skousen
One difficulty that someone who has been in military/government service during war has, is reconciling his/her pride with their horror. -- Kari Martindale
We have had actually a decline in government service overall, but the growth is in high-tech areas, specialty areas in the Labor Department and other departments. -- Alexis Herman
Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further. -- Zach Wamp
The only reason for a government service is precisely to provide financial support for an operation that is otherwise unsustainable, or else there would be no point in the government's involvement at all. -- Llewellyn Rockwell
That people even in well paid jobs choose ever earlier retirement is a severe indictment of our organizations -- not just business , but government service, the universities. These people don't find their jobs interesting. -- Peter Drucker
For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President. -- Karen Hughes
Don't get me wrong, I am a proud Republican, and I want to support my party. I am a firm believer in the Republican principles of smaller government, low taxes and economic freedom. I have spent my time in government service fighting for these principles. -- David Schweikert
He had a passion for cricket right from his childhood and liked nothing else but playing with the bat and the ball. I wanted him to study hard and get into a government service. But, he wanted to do something in cricket and earn a name for himself. -- Bill Vaughan
Eventually, Americans would be stuck with government-run health care whether they like it or not. That's when the worst scenario would take shape, with Americans subjected to bureaucratic hassles, hours spent on hold waiting for a government service rep to take a call, restrictions on care, and, yes, lifesaving treatment and lifesaving surgeries denied or delayed. -- Mitch McConnell
Remember that every government service, every offer of government - financed security, is paid for in the loss of personal freedom... In the days to come, whenever a voice is raised telling you to let the government do it, analyze very carefully to see whether the suggested service is worth the personal freedom which you must forgo in return for such service. -- Ronald Reagan
The government is fully capable of delivering services. Even complex services. -- Donna Shalala
In Mexico, a network of government-operated rural convenience stores is offering banking services to rural communities. -- Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Under Howard, federal government support for black Australia slowly dried up. Services were slashed, native title restricted. -- Richard Flanagan
The Chinese government sometimes shuts down the Internet and mobile services in specific areas where unrest occurs. -- Rebecca MacKinnon
Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests. -- Jill Lepore
The federal government spends millions to run the Postal Service. I could lose your mail for half of that. -- Pat Paulsen
The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. -- Ronald Reagan
We see government's mission as fostering and enabling the important realms - our businesses, service clubs, Little Leagues, churches - to flourish. -- Mitch Daniels
There's huge opportunities to continue to improve efficiency in the way the government operates and improve the way government provides services to its citizens. -- Steve Daines
After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding. -- Tony Campolo
While other state governments stiff their vendors, close parks, delay tax refunds, and ignore unacceptably poor service levels, Indiana state employees are setting national standards for efficiency. -- Mitch McConnell
Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. -- Ayn Rand
I hate big government, but I really hate a government that doesn't work. So when 'they say we either have to raise taxes or cut core services,' it's actually a 'false choice.' -- Scott Walker
Charities should not become the junior partner in the welfare state; whether or not they provide services funded by Government or, indeed, receive grants from Government, they must remain independent and focused on their mission. -- William Shawcross
The highest honor in the church is not government but service. -- John Calvin
The only place where compensation comes before service is in the dictionary or anywhere the government meddles. -- Orrin Woodward
The function of government is to provide you with service; the function of the media is to supply the Vaseline. -- L. Neil Smith
All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service, -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again. -- Barack Obama
Whatever we get from the government or other people - even one rupee we get, we give it to the poor. Completely free service. -- Mother Teresa
...[the federal] government [has no authority] to deliver a service,...and there's no evidence to show that government has ever been efficient [at] delivering...service. -- Ron Paul
We wouldn't turn over our customs service or our border patrol to a foreign government. We shouldn't turn over the ports of the United States, either. -- Bob Menendez
Government has ceased to mean upholding and reinforcing the traditional rights and morals of the governed; it now means compulsion in the service of social engineering. -- Joseph Sobran
Ethics must be reintroduced to public service to restore people's faith in government. Without such faith, democracy cannot flourish. Your ambitious agenda is filling a desperate need. -- Walter Cronkite
I am extremely proud of my service with the government and my efforts to help safeguard public health and protect our country against the scourge of offensive biological warfare. -- Steven Hatfill
The crossroads where government meets enterprise can be an exciting crossroads. It can also be a corrupt crossroads. It requires moral rectitude to separate public service from private gain. -- David Brooks
Prior to email, our private correspondence was secured by a government institution called the postal service. Today, we trust AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, or Gmail with our private utterances. -- John Battelle
Big Government is erecting a panopticon state - one that sees everything, and regulates everything. It's great "customer service," except that you can never get out of the store. -- Mark Steyn

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