An ambassador is an honest person sent to lie abroad for their country. Sir Henry Wotton
An ambassador is an honest person sent to lie abroad for their country.GovernmentQuotations by Sir Henry Wotton
Month: November 2008
The monarchy is a labor intensive industry. Harold Wilson
The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.GovernmentQuotations by Harold Wilson
The whole country is one vast insane asylum and they’re letting the worst patients run the place. Robert Welch
The whole country is one vast insane asylum and they’re letting the worst patients run the place.GovernmentQuotations by Robert Welch
Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government. George Washington
Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.GovernmentQuotations by George Washington
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. Voltaire
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.GovernmentQuotations by Voltaire
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.GovernmentQuotations by Voltaire
Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers. Voltaire
Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.GovernmentQuotations by Voltaire
I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone. John Updike
I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone.GovernmentQuotations by John Updike
We have the best government that money can buy. Mark Twain
We have the best government that money can buy.GovernmentQuotations by Mark Twain
Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. Harry S Truman
Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.GovernmentQuotations by Harry S Truman
The auditor is a watchdog and not a bloodhound. Lord Justice Topes
The auditor is a watchdog and not a bloodhound.GovernmentQuotations by Lord Justice Topes
That government is best which governs least. Henry David Thoreau
That government is best which governs least.GovernmentQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law. Solon
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.GovernmentQuotations by Solon
The government is us; we are the government, you and I. Theodore Roosevelt
The government is us; we are the government, you and I.GovernmentQuotations by Theodore Roosevelt
It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose. Franklin D. Roosevelt
It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.GovernmentQuotations by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for. Will Rogers
Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for.GovernmentQuotations by Will Rogers
I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. Will Rogers
I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.GovernmentQuotations by Will Rogers
The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. James Reston
The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.GovernmentQuotations by James Reston
A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top. James Reston
A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.GovernmentQuotations by James Reston
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse. Ronald Reagan
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.GovernmentQuotations by Ronald Reagan
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. Ronald Reagan
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.GovernmentQuotations by Ronald Reagan
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Ronald Reagan
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.GovernmentQuotations by Ronald Reagan
Office without pay makes thieves. German Proverb
Office without pay makes thieves.GovernmentQuotations by German Proverb
For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best. Alexander Pope
For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.GovernmentQuotations by Alexander Pope
It is easy to rule over the good. Titus Maccius Plautus
It is easy to rule over the good.GovernmentQuotations by Titus Maccius Plautus
That state is best ordered when the wicked have no command, and the good have. Pittacus
That state is best ordered when the wicked have no command, and the good have.GovernmentQuotations by Pittacus
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O’Rourke
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.GovernmentQuotations by P. J. O’Rourke
No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill. Cornelius Nepos
No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.GovernmentQuotations by Cornelius Nepos
It is very easy to accuse a government of imperfection, for all mortal things are full of it. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
It is very easy to accuse a government of imperfection, for all mortal things are full of it.GovernmentQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem. Comte De Mirabeau
To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem.GovernmentQuotations by Comte De Mirabeau
The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts. Lord Melbourne
The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.GovernmentQuotations by Lord Melbourne
Every country has the government it deserves. Joseph De Maistre
Every country has the government it deserves.GovernmentQuotations by Joseph De Maistre
We must judge a government by its general tendencies and not by its happy accidents. Thomas B. Macaulay
We must judge a government by its general tendencies and not by its happy accidents.GovernmentQuotations by Thomas B. Macaulay
Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. John Locke
Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.GovernmentQuotations by John Locke
A Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abraham Lincoln
A Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.GovernmentQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
You could afford your house without the government if it weren’t for the government. Rush Limbaugh
You could afford your house without the government if it weren’t for the government.GovernmentQuotations by Rush Limbaugh
Any cook should be able to run the country. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Any cook should be able to run the country.GovernmentQuotations by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern. Nigel Lawson
To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.GovernmentQuotations by Nigel Lawson
The supply of government exceeds demand. Lewis H. Lapham
The supply of government exceeds demand.GovernmentQuotations by Lewis H. Lapham
The basis of effective government if public confidence. John F. Kennedy
The basis of effective government if public confidence.GovernmentQuotations by John F. Kennedy