A camel is a horse designed by committee.

A camel is a horse designed by committee.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.

The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious read more

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious in the former, and contemptible in the latter.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.