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title: "37 Government Necessary Quotes by 31 authors"
description: "Browse 37 Government Necessary quotes by 31 authors. Discover the best Government Necessary sayings and thoughts."
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> [Government is a necessary evil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/government-is-a-necessary-evil/)

[Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/)

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> [If men were angels, no government would be necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/if-men-were-angels-no-government-would-be-necessary/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [A Conservative government is necessary. There is no credible alternative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/a-conservative-government-is-necessary-there-is-no-credible/)

[Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/)

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> [Government should take necessary steps to add music into school syllabus and impart knowledge to the students.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilaiyaraaja/government-should-take-necessary-steps-to-add-music-into-school/)

[Ilaiyaraaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilaiyaraaja/)

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> [It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe/it-is-the-knowledge-that-all-men-have-weaknesses-and-that-many-have/)

[James Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe/)

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> [It is said that government is a necessary evil, but it is far more evil than it is necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cook/it-is-said-that-government-is-a-necessary-evil-but-it-is-far-more/)

[James Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cook/)

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> [Bitcoin is the beginning of something great: a currency without a government, something necessary and imperative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/bitcoin-is-the-beginning-of-something-great-a-currency-without-a/)

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/)

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> [That government is not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyn-nofziger/that-government-is-not-a-necessary-good-but-an-unavoidable-evil/)

[Lyn Nofziger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyn-nofziger/)

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> [I've always made it clear that I do not believe that global government is either necessary or feasible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-strong/i-ve-always-made-it-clear-that-i-do-not-believe-that-global/)

[Maurice Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-strong/)

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> [“If men were angels, no government would be necessary - James Madison”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-berry/if-men-were-angels-no-government-would-be-necessary-james-madison/)

[Steve Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-berry/)

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> [Government is only a necessary evil, like other go-carts and crutches. Our need of it shows exactly how far we are still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-phillips/government-is-only-a-necessary-evil-like-other-go-carts-and-crutches/)

[Wendell Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-phillips/)

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> [Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-badnarik/government-is-necessary-for-our-survival-we-need-government-in-order/)

[Michael Badnarik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-badnarik/)

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> [What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/what-is-government-itself-but-the-greatest-of-all-reflections-on/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad, any government, being composed of human beings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-woodworth/if-human-beings-are-fundamentally-good-no-government-is-necessary-if/)

[Fred Woodworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-woodworth/)

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> [To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brock-chisholm/to-achieve-world-government-it-is-necessary-to-remove-from-the-minds/)

[Brock Chisholm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brock-chisholm/)

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> [Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hobbes/government-is-necessary-not-because-man-is-naturally-bad-but-because/)

[Thomas Hobbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hobbes/)

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> [I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/i-think-we-have-more-machinery-of-government-than-is-necessary-too/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [Law and its instrument, government, are necessary to the peace and safety of all of us, but all of us, unless we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/law-and-its-instrument-government-are-necessary-to-the-peace-and/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

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> [Without the principle of private property there would be no reason for government, which is necessary solely for the purpose of keeping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-flores-magon/without-the-principle-of-private-property-there-would-be-no-reason/)

[Ricardo Flores Magon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-flores-magon/)

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> [ The Declaration \[of Independence\] was not a protest against government, but against the excess of government. It prescribed the proper role of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-r-ford/the-declaration-of-independence-was-not-a-protest-against-government/)

[Gerald R. Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-r-ford/)

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> [“But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-r-levin/but-what-is-government-itself-but-the-greatest-of-all-reflections-on/)

[Mark R. Levin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-r-levin/)

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> [“Government is necessary to defend communities from miseries from within themselves; from the prevalence of intestine discord, mutual injustice and violence; the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-edwards/government-is-necessary-to-defend-communities-from-miseries-from/)

[Jonathan Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-edwards/)

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> [“If men were angels, no government would be necessary…In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-men-were-angels-no-government-would-be-necessary-in-framing-a/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/a-wise-and-frugal-government-which-shall-restrain-men-from-injuring-2/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [Government is necessary, but the only rights we can delegate to government are the ones we possess. For example, we all have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-e-williams/government-is-necessary-but-the-only-rights-we-can-delegate-to/)

[Walter E. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-e-williams/)

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> [Whenever the powers of government are placed in any hands other than those of the community, whether those of one man, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mill/whenever-the-powers-of-government-are-placed-in-any-hands-other-than/)

[James Mill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mill/)

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> [“We would all like to see a perfect moral state with no government being necessary at all. That is not reality. To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-peate/we-would-all-like-to-see-a-perfect-moral-state-with-no-government/)

[Robert Peate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-peate/)

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> [Our minds tell us, and history confirms, that the great threat to freedom is the concentration of power. Government is necessary to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/our-minds-tell-us-and-history-confirms-that-the-great-threat-to/)

[Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/)

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> [“It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/it-may-be-a-reflection-on-human-nature-that-such-devices-should-be/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [“John Locke, called the Father of Liberalism, made the argument that the individual instead of the community was the foundation of society.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lierre-keith/john-locke-called-the-father-of-liberalism-made-the-argument-that-the/)

[Lierre Keith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lierre-keith/)

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> [As the United States continues its slow but steady recovery from the depths of the financial crisis, nobody actually wants a massive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fareed-zakaria/as-the-united-states-continues-its-slow-but-steady-recovery-from-the/)

[Fareed Zakaria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fareed-zakaria/)

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> [“Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-macgregor-burns/ambition-must-be-made-to-counteract-ambition-the-interest-of-the-man/)

[James MacGregor Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-macgregor-burns/)

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> [If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/if-men-were-angels-no-government-would-be-necessary-if-angels-were-to/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/i-think-myself-that-we-have-more-machinery-of-government-than-is/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-walter/many-people-say-that-government-is-necessary-because-some-men-cannot/)

[Nicolas Walter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-walter/)

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> [I believe you can divide the people in to two basic groups, those who believe government is a necessary good and those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyn-nofziger/i-believe-you-can-divide-the-people-in-to-two-basic-groups-those-who/)

[Lyn Nofziger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyn-nofziger/)

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> [“Our country is now at risk of forgetting the value of limited government. We are told bigger government is necessary for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-west/our-country-is-now-at-risk-of-forgetting-the-value-of-limited/)

[Allen West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allen-west/)

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                        "text": "“It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government. But 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. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.”",
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