Government Quotes
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
Henry Ward BeecherHenry Ward Beecher The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire.
MenciusMencius We need leaders who understand that and have concrete plans to do so.
Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio If an advertiser can use that information to home in on a consumer because of his or her individual interests, what’s to stop a Fascist government from doing the same?
Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine Albright There is no art which government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.
Adam SmithAdam Smith Anyway I don’t think we can rely on governments, regardless of who is in power, to do the work that only mass movements can do.
Angela DavisAngela Davis The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Do you know, one of the greatest problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas?
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher Politics isn’t only about government. Politics is about the people.
JeezyJeezy When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt I will ensure that no criminal will ever get any political protection in my government. If anyone takes law in his hands, he would not be spared.
Yogi AdityanathYogi Adityanath The only thing wrong with Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was that it was the South, not the North, that was fighting for a government of the people, by the people and for the people.
H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken The most perilous moment for a bad government is when it seeks to mend its ways. Only consummate statecraft can enable a king to save his throne when, after a long spell of oppression, he sets out to improve the lot of his subjects.
Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de Tocqueville We must rebuild trust in the system so that the younger generation can feel reassured.
Shinzo AbeShinzo Abe The source of the government’s authority is “the consent of the governed.
Ayn RandAyn Rand