This collection holds 417 federal quotes, drawn from writers, leaders, artists and thinkers across the QuoteForever archive. The most quoted voices here are Tom Delay, Joe Arpaio and Joni Ernst.

They are ordered so that each author has a say before anyone repeats, which means the first page gives you the range of the topic rather than one writer's back catalogue.

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I am the Federal Government.

I don't bow down to the federal government.

We are way overstepping bounds as federal legislators.

I do not believe we should shut down the federal government.

I am proud of being in a U.S. federal prison and surviving it.

There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

All the Federal Reserve can do is make loans against collateral.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman.

Yet, individuals and corporations in Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

There's no way to understand housing as it exists today without federal policy.

Democrats believe that the federal government is not our enemy, it's our partner.

Jack Abramoff is the world's best lobbyist - for the Federal Penitentiary System.

The federal government is enormous; it never shrinks. And the interest is killing us.

The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.

The first interview I went on I got at age 5. It was a commercial for First Federal Bank.

The role of the federal prosecutor and the purpose of a criminal investigation are well-defined.

One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians.

In 2005, attorneys general of 35 states urged the Federal Reserve to end the unsigned check system.

I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election.

The federal government has been a proven failure in picking winners and losers in the energy sector.

The federal government has a responsibility to protect all Americans from potential terrorist attack.

Over time, the federal government should move the nation to a single standard, clean-burning gasoline.

The erosion of personal freedom and liberty as a result of federal policy and legislation is alarming.

Federal prosecutors want to indict Julian Assange for making public a great many classified documents.

Improving small business opportunities through federal contracts creates jobs and saves taxpayer money.

The fundamental challenge is that people like me simply do not trust the federal government any longer.

It is time to cut out the mountains of waste and inefficiency and duplication in the federal government.

There is no question that the federal government sometimes overdoes it in issuing rules and regulations.

Federal authorities do not have the manpower or the resources to protect America's international borders.

The federal government spends millions to run the Postal Service. I could lose your mail for half of that.

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

They're the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and they will not do that. They will not pull the trigger.

The Federal appropriations process is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are at the beginning of that process.

This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.

I am not Left or Right. I believe in nationalism, patriotism, the federal structure, democracy, and the poor.

The Federal Reserve is committed to fulfilling our statutory mandate of stable prices and maximum employment.

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.

The real cost of corruption in government, whether it is local, state, or federal, is a loss of the public trust.

I will withhold federal funding from universities that shut down debate and can't stand different points of view.

If we could have a really good debate with the states and the federal government on tax reform I'd be up for that.

I know the Federal Reserve Bank can continue to print more and more money... but city and state governments cannot.

Rich people who own mansions on the beach shouldn't get federal subsidies. If you want to stay there, take the risk.

Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure.

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politicians and violent gangs.

Too many vital education dollars that should be spent in the classroom are bouncing around in the federal bureaucracy.

Man, I'm a conspiracy theorist by nature. You can't experience the federal penal system and not be somewhat skeptical.

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