Government Quotes
We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge Government is like a baby: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
Buffalo BillBuffalo Bill Every vote must and will be counted.
Bernie SandersBernie Sanders We must understand that governments cannot create real jobs. Only entrepreneurs can do that.
Donald TrumpDonald Trump How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion; it is an evil government.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.
Jesse JacksonJesse Jackson If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments
G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton You can’t tax business. Business doesn’t pay taxes. It collects taxes.
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
Will RogersWill Rogers I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Despotic governments can stand ‘moral force’ till the cows come home; what they fear is physical force.
George OrwellGeorge Orwell A dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people, than under the forbidding appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of Government.
Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton Government may only give that which it steals from your neighbor, whether today or tomorrow.
Erik VoorheesErik Voorhees