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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.

by George Washington Found in: Government Quotes,
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The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

by James F. Byrnes Found in: Government Quotes,
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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,
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I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the read more

I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the democratic government is at least as bad as any of the other forms

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Nothing's more dull and negligent
Than an old, lazy government,
That knows no interest of state,
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Nothing's more dull and negligent
Than an old, lazy government,
That knows no interest of state,
But such as serves a present strait.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Government Quotes,
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Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends read more

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies.

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States are great engines moving slowly.

States are great engines moving slowly.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Government Quotes,
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Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

by Harry S. Truman Found in: Government Quotes,
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A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.

A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.

by George Washington Found in: Government Quotes,
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