“It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs.”– David Mamet Related Quotes “Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.”– John Locke “This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.”– Will Rogers “If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.”– Frank Herbert