A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities. Thomas Jefferson
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill
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
Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. George Washington
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one. Thomas Paine
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent. Abraham Lincoln
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill
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
We have the best government that money can buy. Mark Twain
Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories. Thomas Jefferson
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Thomas Jefferson
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. Thomas Jefferson
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
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away. Ronald Reagan
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke
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
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed too severe, seldom executed. Benjamin Franklin