Maxioms Pet

X
Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  19  /  19  

"Whatever is, is not," is the maxim of the anarchist, as often as
anything comes across him in the read more

"Whatever is, is not," is the maxim of the anarchist, as often as
anything comes across him in the shape of a law which he happens
not to like.

by Richard Bentley Found in: Government Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  16  

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and read more

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inferences

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Government Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  20  /  22  

All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
barter.

All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
barter.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Government Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  17  /  21  

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but
where men are who know how read more

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but
where men are who know how to take care of themselves, these are
cities and walls.

by John Quincy Adams Found in: Government Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  24  /  12  

You can't run a government solely on a business basis ... Government should be human. It should have a heart.

You can't run a government solely on a business basis ... Government should be human. It should have a heart.

  ( comments )
  10  /  13  

The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to read more

The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to spew out paper."

by Dave Barry Found in: Government Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  15  

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

  ( comments )
  17  /  16  

A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

by Barry Goldwater Found in: Government Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  11  /  18  

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

by George Pataki Found in: Government Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet