Government Quotes
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 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 It is my belief that there is a greater understanding than ever that women need to be equal participants in our homes, in our societies, in our governments, and in our workplaces.
Emma WatsonEmma Watson One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don’t go into government.
Donald TrumpDonald Trump 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 Government may only give that which it steals from your neighbor, whether today or tomorrow.
Erik VoorheesErik Voorhees What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.
Woodrow WilsonWoodrow Wilson History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson The government is indeed an institution, but “the market” is nothing more than an option for each individual to chose among numerous existing institutions, or to fashion new arrangements suited to his own situation and taste.
Thomas SowellThomas Sowell Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
Malcolm XMalcolm X 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 If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government. The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box. Unless citizens perform their duties there, such a system of government is doomed to failure.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge You know why there’s a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.
Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh