Author: William Weld

Quotes

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

The courts are truly the least dangerous of the three branches of our government.

- William Weld

I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change.

I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change.

- William Weld

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

- William Weld

My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep.

My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep.

- William Weld

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free.

It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free.

- William Weld

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.

- William Weld

It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office.

It's healthy for government to be a kind of moral catalyst, using the bully pulpit of high office.

- William Weld

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

Liberals often don't see the problems, and conservatives don't see the promise, of government.

- William Weld

So government acts as a safeguard of our property.

So government acts as a safeguard of our property.

- William Weld

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