Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims. Ayn Rand on government
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. Ronald Reagan on government
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. Thomas Jefferson on government
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. Confucius on government
So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. Thomas Jefferson on government
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part. Thomas Jefferson on government
No government ought to be without censors and where the press is free no one ever will. Thomas Jefferson on government
Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. Theodore Roosevelt on government
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. Will Rogers on government
The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. Ronald Reagan on government
The second office in the government is honorable and easy the first is but a splendid misery. Thomas Jefferson on government
It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. Hubert H. Humphrey on government
Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets. Ronald Reagan on government
One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it. Ronald Reagan on government
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing. Ronald Reagan on government
Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty. George Washington on government
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable. H. L. Mencken on 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. Ayn Rand on government
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it. P. J. O'Rourke on government
If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement. Ronald Reagan on government