"The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people."― Andrew Johnson Topic(s): GovernmentMore From Andrew Johnson"Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects.""Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide."More In Government"It was my father who instilled the ‘never say no’ attitude I carry around with me today, and who instilled in me a sense of wonder, always taking us on adventures in the car, never telling us the destination."― Marlee Matlin"No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition."― Benjamin Disraeli"I think the government should do everything they possibly can to, to bring this crisis to an end; and that means going after BP, enforcing the laws that are on the books, and restoring the gulf to its original condition."― John Boehner