Bill Clinton Quotes on Government (14 Quotes)

If you are for smaller government, then our candidate is for you. We are for better government and smaller government.

our government is smaller and less bureaucratic, and has given more authority to the states than our two predecessors who were Republican presidents.

will give some guidance to our members of Congress.

I will not stand here and promise you new programs and solutions that we cannot afford. We cannot pay for the programs we have now Which is why today I choose to do your will, by working with the Republican congress to instill 'fiscal common sense' over the people's government.

We have come through an election during which unprecedented amounts of money were spent on campaigns at all levels of government. We will introduce legislation which will take the choice of our political leaders from the safe deposit box and return it to the ballot box.

There is nothing patriotic about hating your country or pretending that you can love your country but despise your government.

Today we can declare Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We, the American people, we are the solution.

. . . the purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people.

The era of big government is over.

New information and communications technologies can improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, but only if such technologies are designed from the beginning so that everyone can use them. Given the explosive growth in the use of the World Wide Web for publishing, electronic commerce, lifelong learning and the delivery of government services, it is vital that the Web be accessible to everyone.

You need to know that a member of Congress who refuses to allow the minimum wage to come up for a vote made more money during last year's one-month government shutdown than a minimum wage worker makes in an entire year.

She has already been singled out as the Republicans' number one target for defeat next year. You and I both know why. Her courage, her clarity, her ability to connect with people scare her opponents. When 2006 is over, they want Hillary out of the Senate. It's not going to happen -- not if we join together in support of her as she fights for what we believe in.

He won't break the stranglehold the special interests have on our elections and the lobbyists have on our government. But I will.

In our shock and grief one thing must remain clear, hate and prejudice are not American values. The public outrage in Laramie and all across America today echoes what we heard at the White House Conference on Hate Crimes last year -- there is something we can do about this, Congress needs to pass our tough Hate Crimes Legislation. It can do so even before it adjourns and it should do so.