The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill on government
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. Thomas Jefferson on government
Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. George Washington on government
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one. Thomas Paine on government
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent. Abraham Lincoln on government
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill on government
Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off. Ayn Rand on government
We have the best government that money can buy. Mark Twain on government
Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson on government
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Thomas Jefferson on government
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. Thomas Jefferson on government
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. George Washington on government
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away. Ronald Reagan on government
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke on government
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. James Madison on government
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed too severe, seldom executed. Benjamin Franklin on government
That government is best which governs least. Henry David Thoreau on government
If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'? Paul Harvey on government
Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate? Will Rogers on government
The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy. Woodrow Wilson on government