--- title: "16 Government Great Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 16 Government Great quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Government Great sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/bernie-sanders-233_country_the-government-of-our-great-country-belo_1546539.jpg" --- > [The government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of the wealthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-government-of-our-great-country-belongs-to-all-of-the-people-and/) [Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-sanders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/bernie-sanders-233_country_the-government-of-our-great-country-belo_1546539.jpg) > [The America I know is great - not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me, like my father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-love/the-america-i-know-is-great-not-because-government-made-it-great-but/) [Mia Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-love/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/mia-love-28619_america_the-america-i-know-is-great-not-because_1655364.png) > [Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-bastiat/government-is-the-great-fiction-through-which-everybody-endeavors-to/) [Frederic Bastiat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederic-bastiat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/frederic-bastiat-2151_fiction_government-is-the-great-fiction-through_2047479.png) > [If the Tea Party gets its way, there will be less government - which is great for the elites. They don't need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrystia-freeland/if-the-tea-party-gets-its-way-there-will-be-less-government-which-is/) [Chrystia Freeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrystia-freeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/chrystia-freeland-5308_government_if-the-tea-party-gets-its-way-there-will_1784873.jpg) > [My husband is very fortunate to be part of the government. It is a great honor and privilege, and in no way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-linton/my-husband-is-very-fortunate-to-be-part-of-the-government-it-is-a/) [Louise Linton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-linton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/louise-linton-11789_government_my-husband-is-very-fortunate-to-be-part_2254301.jpg) > [I have no doubt that the government of this great nation will work with its people to lead New Orleans and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-connick-jr/i-have-no-doubt-that-the-government-of-this-great-nation-will-work/) [Harry Connick, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-connick-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fa/harry-connick-jr-3461_coast_i-have-no-doubt-that-the-government-of-t_2175715.png) > [There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished leaders to the nation in peace and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/there-is-something-to-be-said-for-government-by-a-great-aristocracy-2/) [Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/theodore-roosevelt-218_aristocracy_there-is-something-to-be-said-for-govern_1880651.jpg) > [If a government is to do great new things, it will need more support. If a government is to change the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-crick/if-a-government-is-to-do-great-new-things-it-will-need-more-support/) [Bernard Crick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-crick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/bernard-crick-16886_change-the-world_if-a-government-is-to-do-great-new-thing_1303071.jpg) > [We just need to make sure that we get somebody in there that respects the Constitution, respects the rule of law, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-pruitt/we-just-need-to-make-sure-that-we-get-somebody-in-there-that-respects/) [Scott Pruitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-pruitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/scott-pruitt-5220_confidence_we-just-need-to-make-sure-that-we-get-so_1918412.jpg) > [I came up in a time where the assumption was, in the '60s and '70s, where the federal government was a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-de-blasio/i-came-up-in-a-time-where-the-assumption-was-in-the-60s-and-70s-where/) [Bill de Blasio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-de-blasio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be0/bill-de-blasio-11259_best_i-came-up-in-a-time-where-the-assumption_2753037.png) > [The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness by reasonable compact in civil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-establishment-of-our-new-government-seemed-to-be-the-last-great/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/george-washington-257_accommodations_the-establishment-of-our-new-government_551673.jpg) > [The most encouraging trend of our time is the widespread loss of faith in government. No longer do people look to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/llewellyn-rockwell/the-most-encouraging-trend-of-our-time-is-the-widespread-loss-of/) [Llewellyn Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/llewellyn-rockwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/llewellyn-rockwell-10777_believe_the-most-encouraging-trend-of-our-time-i_647470.jpg) > [The U.S. is a great government, is a great country. The U.S. did sign the Paris Agreement. It's extremely aggressive to decide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmanuel-macron/the-u-s-is-a-great-government-is-a-great-country-the-u-s-did-sign-the/) [Emmanuel Macron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmanuel-macron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/emmanuel-macron-3474_aggressive_the-u-s-is-a-great-government-is-a-great_1668635.jpg) > [“I have long believed the city, the country, indeed the world at large to be run by precisely the wrong kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-barnes/i-have-long-believed-the-city-the-country-indeed-the-world-at-large/) [Jonathan Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-barnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cb/jonathan-barnes-65747_police-force_i-have-long-believed-the-city-the-countr_651871.jpg) > [There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished leaders to the nation in peace and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/there-is-something-to-be-said-for-government-by-a-great-aristocracy/) [Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89a/theodore-roosevelt-218_aristocracy_there-is-something-to-be-said-for-govern_1171723.jpg) > [We owe something to the government to grow up in this great country. I'm tired of hearing people in the private sector…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/we-owe-something-to-the-government-to-grow-up-in-this-great-country-i/) [Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/howard-dean-3196_amount_we-owe-something-to-the-government-to-gr_1420356.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government-great/#itemlist", "name": "Government Great Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of the wealthy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bernie Sanders" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-sanders/the-government-of-our-great-country-belongs-to-all-of-the-people-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/bernie-sanders-233_country_the-government-of-our-great-country-belo_1546539.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/bernie-sanders-233_country_the-government-of-our-great-country-belo_1546539.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/bernie-sanders-233_country_the-government-of-our-great-country-belo_1546539.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of the wealthy.” — Bernie Sanders", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The America I know is great - not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me, like my father and like you are given the opportunity every day to do extraordinary things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mia Love" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-love/the-america-i-know-is-great-not-because-government-made-it-great-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/mia-love-28619_america_the-america-i-know-is-great-not-because_1655364.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/mia-love-28619_america_the-america-i-know-is-great-not-because_1655364.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/mia-love-28619_america_the-america-i-know-is-great-not-because_1655364.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The America I know is great - not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me…” — Mia Love", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frederic Bastiat" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederic-bastiat/government-is-the-great-fiction-through-which-everybody-endeavors-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/frederic-bastiat-2151_fiction_government-is-the-great-fiction-through_2047479.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/frederic-bastiat-2151_fiction_government-is-the-great-fiction-through_2047479.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/frederic-bastiat-2151_fiction_government-is-the-great-fiction-through_2047479.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.” — Frederic Bastiat", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If the Tea Party gets its way, there will be less government - which is great for the elites. 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