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Government Quotes Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians
Good government generally begins in the family, and if the moral character of a people once degenerate, their political character must soon follow
Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have right that these wants should be provided for, [including] the want of a sufficient restraint upon their passions
Our country was founded on a distrust of government. Our founding fathers gave power to the people to keep an eye on government. So when politicians say, Trust me, they're actually being very un-American.
The less government we have the better
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have
What government is the best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned
The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform
As government expands, liberty contracts
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size
Are you entitled to the fruits of your labor or does government have some presumptive right to spend and spend and spend?
The basis of our government being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers wthout government, I should not hesita
Our government sprang from and was made for the people -- not the people for the government. To them it owes an allegiance; from them it must derive its courage, strength, and wisdom
Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government
Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth
That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger
Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves
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