Every country has the government it deserves. Joseph De Maistre
Every country has the government it deserves.GovernmentQuotations by Joseph De Maistre
Year: 2008
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
It is function of government to invent philosophies to explain the demands of its own convenience. Murray Kempton
It is function of government to invent philosophies to explain the demands of its own convenience.GovernmentQuotations by Murray Kempton
Safety of the state is the highest law. Justinian
Safety of the state is the highest law.GovernmentQuotations by Justinian
A man without a vote is man without protection. Lyndon B. Johnson
A man without a vote is man without protection.GovernmentQuotations by Lyndon B. Johnson
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part. Thomas Jefferson
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.GovernmentQuotations by Thomas Jefferson
I have no ambition to govern men. It is a painful and thankless office Thomas Jefferson
I have no ambition to govern men. It is a painful and thankless officeGovernmentQuotations by Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.GovernmentQuotations by Thomas Jefferson
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. Andrew Jackson
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.GovernmentQuotations by Andrew Jackson
Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few. David Hume
Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.GovernmentQuotations by David Hume
The government is best which makes itself unnecessary. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
The government is best which makes itself unnecessary.GovernmentQuotations by Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain. A. P. Herbert
Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.GovernmentQuotations by A. P. Herbert
All good government must begin at home. H. R. Haweis
All good government must begin at home.GovernmentQuotations by H. R. Haweis
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government. Alexander Hamilton
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.GovernmentQuotations by Alexander Hamilton
A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away. Barry Goldwater
A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.GovernmentQuotations by Barry Goldwater
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.GovernmentQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right. William E. Gladstone
It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.GovernmentQuotations by William E. Gladstone
To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat. Jose Ortega Y Gasset
To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.GovernmentQuotations by Jose Ortega Y Gasset
Governments never learn. Only people learn. Milton Friedman
Governments never learn. Only people learn.GovernmentQuotations by Milton Friedman
The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. Milton Friedman
The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.GovernmentQuotations by Milton Friedman
An educated people can be easily governed. (Frederick II) Frederick The Great
An educated people can be easily governed.GovernmentQuotations by (Frederick II) Frederick The Great
Truth is the glue that holds government together. Gerald R. Ford
Truth is the glue that holds government together.GovernmentQuotations by Gerald R. Ford
The less government we have the better. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The less government we have the better.GovernmentQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principles. William J. Durant
Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principles.GovernmentQuotations by William J. Durant
Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence. John Foster Dulles
Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence.GovernmentQuotations by John Foster Dulles
The constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people. William O. Douglas
The constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.GovernmentQuotations by William O. Douglas
You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception. Victor Cousin
You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.GovernmentQuotations by Victor Cousin
Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people. Grover Cleveland
Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.GovernmentQuotations by Grover Cleveland
Good government is the outcome of private virtue. John Jay Chapman
Good government is the outcome of private virtue.GovernmentQuotations by John Jay Chapman
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more. Albert Camus
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.GovernmentQuotations by Albert Camus
The point to remember is what government gives it must first take away John S. Caldwell
The point to remember is what government gives it must first take awayGovernmentQuotations by John S. Caldwell
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government. Edmund Burke
Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.GovernmentQuotations by Edmund Burke
But their determination to banish fools foundered ultimately in the installation of absolute idiots. Basil Bunting
But their determination to banish fools foundered ultimately in the installation of absolute idiots.GovernmentQuotations by Basil Bunting