Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. – James Russell Lowell
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help. – Ronald Reagan
… the keynote of government is injustice.
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. – RONALD REAGAN
Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay. – Percy Bysshe Shelley
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. – P.J. O’Rourke
Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship. – Harry S. Truman
If men be good, government cannot be bad. – William Penn
Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals. – Margaret Mead
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government. – Thomas Carlyle
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. – Thomas Jefferson
Fascism is when corporations become the government. – Bill Maher
Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur. – Stephen Hawking
The federal government has never been known for its sense of humor. – Laurell K. Hamilton
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office. – Ambrose Bierce
I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State. – Sophocles
The problem is not that the people are taxed too little. The problem is that government spends too much. – Ronald Reagan
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments. – John Steinbeck
We in Government have begun to recognize the critical work which must be done at all levels-local, State and Federal-in ending the pollution of our waters. – Robert F. Kennedy,
If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. – Henry David Thoreau
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