Famous Quotes About government

I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one.

We have the best government that money can buy.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

That government is best which governs least.

I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas.

Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil in its worst state an intolerable one.