On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
Will RogersHope nothing from foreign governments. They will never be really willing to aid you until you have shown that you are strong enough to conquer without them.
Giuseppe MazziniA union of government and religion tends to destroy government and degrade religion.
Hugo BlackGovernments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.
Georg W HegelI condemn this completely irresponsible act by the government of the DPRK [on nuclear testing]
Tony BlairThe best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheDebt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people
Wendell PhillipsI have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.
Roy BarnesI wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.
Dame Edith SitwellThe thought that... I would say anything on the euro other than what's the government's position is absolutely barmy.
Denis MacShaneJohn Prescott has made the government look greedy and ridiculous. Labour is seen as the corrupt party. The government has been fulfilling the old rule that oppositions do not win elections, governments lose them.
Lord Rees-MoggNo government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
Ronald ReaganThe federal government has a responsibility to protect all Americans from potential terrorist attack.
Bob EtheridgeHave you ever noticed how we only win the World Cup under a Labour government?
Harold WilsonThe motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich.
Michael MooreFellow-citizens: God reigns, and the Government at Washington lives!
James A GarfieldMy objective is to restore a sense of purpose and unity, particularly with the local government elections ahead
Sir Menzies CampbellGovernment's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it.
Ronald ReaganA group of Cuban Americans denounced the Castro government as a fascist regime that monitors and scrutinized its citizens' everyday existence. And then they excused themselves to go watch 'Big Brother'.
Bill MaherIt is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.
John GardnerIt's inadequate in terms of its scope, it's inadequate in terms of its information technology, leadership, management systems and processes [on his governments immigration department]
John ReidNo Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition.
Benjamin DisraeliWe in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.
Thomas JeffersonThe happiness of society is the end of government.
John AdamsWhen one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.
John GardnerBut without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.
Jeb BushDullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
Walter BagehotAll share in the government of the world was denied for centuries to perhaps the ablest, certainly the most tenacious race that had ever lived in it
James Russell LowellFor every action there is an equal and opposite government program.
Bob WellsThe less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity
Martin Van BurenTruth is the glue that holds government together.
Gerald FordThe business of government is justice.
Woodrow WilsonI believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
Henry L MenckenNo government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.
Anatole FranceGovernment is essentially immoral.
Herbert SpencerBe thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Will RogersIf men were angels, no government would be necessary.
James MadisonHe mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich and that they in turn will care for the laboring poor.
Grover ClevelandSometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
Thomas JeffersonGovernment is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.
Jimmy CarterAs a member of Congress, I believe it is the responsibility of those elected to represent the people at every level of government to ensure that our government works to ensure that every person who wants gainful employment has it.
Leonard BoswellI want to lead a government humble enough to know its place - where I will always strive to be - and that is on people's side
Gordon BrownLaws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.
Sir Thomas MoreAll government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
Edmund BurkeWhen you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.
Harry S TrumanNo power of government ought to be employed in the endeavour to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion.
Jeremy BenthamAlex Salmond has to show he is capable of and has the character to be the leader of a new government, if he is to form one
Jack McConnellThis is a great honour for Germany.
I think he will be a worthy successor to Pope John Paul II. I congratulate him on behalf of the government and all Germans. [on the election of Pope Benedict XVI]
Gerhard SchroederProtecting national security is the Government's top priority.
Tony McNultyGovernment is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force... Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
George Washington
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