Quotes about Government

“The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.”

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.”

“The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.”

“I was not born into a rich family or a family of government officials.”

“Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it will need the engagement of all stakeholders - including the private sector and civil society, and especially the poor and marginalized.”

“I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas.”

“Having known war I know the value of peace. Having lived under government control I know the value of freedom. Having lived with hatred, terror and corruption I know the value of faith and forgiveness.”

“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.”

“A people can prosper under a very bad government and suffer under a very good one, if in the first case the local administration is effective and in the second it is inefficient.”

“The secret ballot makes a secret government; and a secret government is a secret band of robbers and murderers.”

“The youth should work on popularising central and state government schemes among people. The young generation should make social media their weapon.”

“When people think of digital diplomacy, they think of government tweeting. It is not what it is. That is public diplomacy.”

“We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny.”

“When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.”

“A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets has no charm for me. If the Union is dissolved and government disrupted, I shall return to my native state and share the miseries of my people, and save in defense will draw my sword on none.”

“You get married and have kids, and you get sick of having the government take your money and tell you what to do. I'm just a conservative guy.”

“Why consider debates in the English House of Commons in 1628 along with documents on American developments in the late eighteenth century? The juxtaposition is not capricious, because the Commons during this period generated many of the ideas that were later embodied in the government of the United States.”

“A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.”

“For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.”

“A Conservative government is necessary. There is no credible alternative.”

“Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.”