--- title: "27 Government Means Quotes by 23 authors" description: "Browse 27 Government Means quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Government Means sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/calvin-coolidge-764_government_self-government-means-self-support-13081_1308180.jpg" --- > [Self-government means self support.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-coolidge/self-government-means-self-support/) [Calvin Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-coolidge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/calvin-coolidge-764_government_self-government-means-self-support-13081_1308180.jpg) > [The government means industry, if you know what I mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacque-fresco/the-government-means-industry-if-you-know-what-i-mean/) [Jacque Fresco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacque-fresco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/jacque-fresco-1644_government_the-government-means-industry-if-you-kno_1475914.png) > [When a Jew, in America or in South Africa, talks to his Jewish companions about 'our' government, he means the government of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ben-gurion/when-a-jew-in-america-or-in-south-africa-talks-to-his-jewish/) [David Ben-Gurion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ben-gurion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/david-ben-gurion-9178_america_when-a-jew-in-america-or-in-south-africa_3035444.jpg) > [There's a lack of ambition in politics in terms of what we expect from the government, what it means to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-and-the-queens/there-s-a-lack-of-ambition-in-politics-in-terms-of-what-we-expect/) [Christine and the Queens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-and-the-queens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/christine-and-the-queens-6013_ambition_there-s-a-lack-of-ambition-in-politics-i_1804378.jpg) > [A Swaraj government means a government established by the free joint will of Hindus, Mussalmans and others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/a-swaraj-government-means-a-government-established-by-the-free-joint/) [Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2a/mahatma-gandhi-23_government_a-swaraj-government-means-a-government-e_1670059.jpg) > [Government means always coercion and compulsion and is by necessity the opposite of liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-von-mises/government-means-always-coercion-and-compulsion-and-is-by-necessity-2/) [Ludwig von Mises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-von-mises/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/ludwig-von-mises-364_coercion_government-means-always-coercion-and-com_980058.png) > [I don't think any government has the means to protect us from the world reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-lapierre/i-don-t-think-any-government-has-the-means-to-protect-us-from-the/) [Jean Lapierre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-lapierre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/jean-lapierre-246751_government_i-don-t-think-any-government-has-the-mea_1326760.png) > [What is Maximum Governance, Minimum Government? It means government has no business to be in business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/what-is-maximum-governance-minimum-government-it-means-government-has/) [Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/narendra-modi-250_business_what-is-maximum-governance-minimum-gover_1513926.jpg) > [“If you understood the plan of your government, that means it is a policy or if you don't it means it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashid-jorvee/if-you-understood-the-plan-of-your-government-that-means-it-is-a/) [Rashid Jorvee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashid-jorvee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/rashid-jorvee-28848_fraud_if-you-understood-the-plan-of-your-gover_2772824.jpg) > [Spiritual government means a pure government that doesn't discriminate on the lines of caste, creed, or religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajinikanth/spiritual-government-means-a-pure-government-that-doesn-t/) [Rajinikanth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajinikanth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf3/rajinikanth-10974_caste_spiritual-government-means-a-pure-govern_1432975.jpg) > [We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-coolidge/we-demand-entire-freedom-of-action-and-then-expect-the-government-in/) [Calvin Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-coolidge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/calvin-coolidge-764_action_we-demand-entire-freedom-of-action-and-t_419411.jpg) > [To comprehend the Wisdom of this Injunction the better, and explain the Duty before us, it should be considered, that Government is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-inglis/to-comprehend-the-wisdom-of-this-injunction-the-better-and-explain/) [Charles Inglis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-inglis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/charles-inglis-39342_attained_to-comprehend-the-wisdom-of-this-injunct_2368218.png) > [People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bovard/people-are-so-docile-right-now-it-is-almost-as-if-good-government/) [James Bovard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bovard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/james-bovard-9090_bad-government_people-are-so-docile-right-now-it-is-alm_70339.png) > [We have to depoliticise our youth. We have to teach our youth that the word 'government' means them, it's something to feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kani/we-have-to-depoliticise-our-youth-we-have-to-teach-our-youth-that-the/) [John Kani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/john-kani-7300_government_we-have-to-depoliticise-our-youth-we-hav_1243779.jpg) > [Ideally, government is the means by which all the individual wills are assured complete freedom of moral choice and at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-h-auden/ideally-government-is-the-means-by-which-all-the-individual-wills-are/) [W. H. Auden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-h-auden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/w-h-auden-856_assured_ideally-government-is-the-means-by-which_2252896.jpg) > ["Big" government? Who wants that? I just want effective government. That means America's government needs to be big in some places, small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/big-government-who-wants-that-i-just-want-effective-government-that/) [Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae8/van-jones-984_america_big-government-who-wants-that-i-just-wan_1274482.png) > [To the free man, the country is the collection of individuals who compose it, not something over and above them. He is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/to-the-free-man-the-country-is-the-collection-of-individuals-who-3/) [Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/milton-friedman-616_capitalism_to-the-free-man-the-country-is-the-colle_2369880.png) > [I think it's the same thing for a country. We are lucky then that we can get some financing from the government,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/i-think-it-s-the-same-thing-for-a-country-we-are-lucky-then-that-we/) [Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/philippe-falardeau-11523_artistic_i-think-it-s-the-same-thing-for-a-countr_1785657.jpg) > [“The bottom line is...if you were in the civilian population, you'd be a serial killer. Working for the government means you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-ward/the-bottom-line-is-if-you-were-in-the-civilian-population-you-d-be-a/) [J.R. Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-ward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/j-r-ward-148_american-flag_the-bottom-line-is-if-you-were-in-the-ci_1725807.png) > [If the government were obliged to come to the people for money instead of vice-versa, the people would keep government under control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-c-riegel/if-the-government-were-obliged-to-come-to-the-people-for-money/) [E.C. Riegel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-c-riegel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/e-c-riegel-37676_diplomats_if-the-government-were-obliged-to-come-t_3118353.jpg) > [Government means politics, and interference by government carries with it always the implication of coercion. We may accept the expanding power of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-d-young/government-means-politics-and-interference-by-government-carries-with/) [Owen D. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-d-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a56/owen-d-young-33818_accepting_government-means-politics-and-interferen_432849.jpg) > [The people cannot look to legislation generally for success. Industry, thrift, character, are not conferred by act or resolve. Government cannot relieve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-coolidge/the-people-cannot-look-to-legislation-generally-for-success-industry/) [Calvin Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-coolidge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/calvin-coolidge-764_care_the-people-cannot-look-to-legislation-ge_2912068.jpg) > [“Mankind were intended to be happy... that government being only the means of securing freedom and happiness to the people, whenever it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-iredell/mankind-were-intended-to-be-happy-that-government-being-only-the/) [James Iredell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-iredell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/james-iredell-245482_freedom_mankind-were-intended-to-be-happy-that-g_2243182.jpg) > [Government means always coercion and compulsion and is by necessity the opposite of liberty. Government is a guarantor of liberty and is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-von-mises/government-means-always-coercion-and-compulsion-and-is-by-necessity/) [Ludwig von Mises](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-von-mises/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/ludwig-von-mises-364_coercion_government-means-always-coercion-and-com_425415.png) > [“In a much quoted passage in his inaugural address, President Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you --…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/in-a-much-quoted-passage-in-his-inaugural-address-president-kennedy/) [Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/milton-friedman-616_free-man_in-a-much-quoted-passage-in-his-inaugura_2142805.jpg) > [“It is baffling that my progressive friends lament the influence of so-called big money on government while at the same time proposing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-d-williamson/it-is-baffling-that-my-progressive-friends-lament-the-influence-of-so/) [Kevin D. Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-d-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a05/kevin-d-williamson-22899_friendship_it-is-baffling-that-my-progressive-frien_822005.jpg) > [“Big Government means small citizens: it corrodes the integrity of a people, catastrophically.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-steyn/big-government-means-small-citizens-it-corrodes-the-integrity-of-a/) [Mark Steyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-steyn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/mark-steyn-1844_big-government_big-government-means-small-citizens-it-c_456722.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government-means/#itemlist", "name": "Government Means Quotes", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Self-government means self support.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Calvin 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