Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not…

Of the people, by the people, for the people,

— Sun Yat-sen

Governments and citizens blend together only in the imaginations of political theorists. Government is, and always will be, an alien power over private citizens.…

— James Bovard

The English government having determined not to respect my rights as a French citizen and officer, and summoned me before a court martial, I…

— Wolfe Tone

In my opinion, a war between England and Germany was a war between brothers. In my inner self I admired the English government and…

— Walter Schellenberg

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been free, English government has been secure.

— Thomas Erskine

In reviewing the history of the English Government, its wars and its taxes, a bystander, not blinded by prejudice nor warped by interest, would…

— Thomas Paine

Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form a mutual check upon each other.

— William Blackstone

Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind.

— William Godwin

We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not…

— Michele Bachmann

Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.

— William Godwin

Scn is like HIV. Gets in there and screws up the immune system, perverts the law to its own ends. Forget government taking the…

— Keith Henson

Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and virtue of the People.

— Caleb Cushing

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a…

— Franklin D Roosevelt

Thanks," many small businesspeople are saying, "but no thanks. Forget the government credits and loan programs, and just get rid of all the bureaucratic…

— Oliver DeMille

“But we forget that government was also created to act and make decisions.”

— Francis Fukuyama