Famous Quotes About government

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself.

We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.

I feel good because I believe I have made progress in rebuilding the people's trust in their government.

As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary.

The new rage is to say that the government is the cause of all our problems, and if only we had no government, we'd have no problems. I can tell you, that contradicts evidence, history, and common sense.

I only ask of the government to be treated as all other men are treated.

The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.

When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea.