Cuomo, Mario -- Keynote Address, Democratic National Convention (16 Jul 1984)

Dave — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:21:37 +0000

We believe in only the government we need, but we insist on all the government we need. We believe in a government that is characterized by fairness and reasonableness, a reasonableness that goes beyond labels, that doesn’t distort or promise to do things that we know we can’t do. We believe in a government strong enough to use words like “love” and “compassion” and smart enough to convert our noblest aspirations into practical realities. We believe in encouraging the talented, but we believe that while survival of the fittest may be a good working description of the process of evolution, a government of humans should elevate itself to a higher order.

Mario Cuomo (1932–2015) American politician
Keynote Address, Democratic National Convention (16 Jul 1984)

Lincoln, Abraham -- Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government

Dave — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:25:08 +0000

If all men were just, there would still be some, though not so much, need of government.

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861–65)
Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government

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Cuomo, Mario -- Keynote Address, Democratic National Convention (16 Jul 1984)

Lincoln, Abraham -- Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government