--- title: "8 Government Usually Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Government Usually quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Government Usually sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/973/lee-h-hamilton-21219_ends_but-in-the-end-our-government-usually-no_205100.png" --- > [But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-h-hamilton/but-in-the-end-our-government-usually-not-unfailingly-is-responsive/) [Lee H. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-h-hamilton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/973/lee-h-hamilton-21219_ends_but-in-the-end-our-government-usually-no_205100.png) > [The US government is usually on the wrong side against the poor and downtrodden, because the wrong side is the right side,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-parenti/the-us-government-is-usually-on-the-wrong-side-against-the-poor-and/) [Michael Parenti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-parenti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/michael-parenti-7383_class_the-us-government-is-usually-on-the-wron_420728.jpg) > [“When in doubt, the Founding Fathers preferred that our government do nothing. We’re usually safest when it does. The scariest words someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bolling/when-in-doubt-the-founding-fathers-preferred-that-our-government-do/) [Eric Bolling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bolling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/eric-bolling-9033_founding-fathers_when-in-doubt-the-founding-fathers-prefe_605203.jpg) > [When asked if I miss being in government, I usually try to lighten the moment by responding that I awake most days,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hayden/when-asked-if-i-miss-being-in-government-i-usually-try-to-lighten-the/) [Michael Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hayden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/michael-hayden-30636_agency_when-asked-if-i-miss-being-in-government_1432791.jpg) > [The 20th century shows that the form of government that we take for granted, a constitutional democratic republic with checks and balances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-d-snyder/the-20th-century-shows-that-the-form-of-government-that-we-take-for/) [Timothy D. Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-d-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/timothy-d-snyder-12961_checks-and-balances_the-20th-century-shows-that-the-form-of_1561676.jpg) > [Government usually doesn't work. It doesn't work because it is political. People who are wise, good, smart, skillful, or hardworking don't need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/government-usually-doesn-t-work-it-doesn-t-work-because-it-is/) [P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/p-j-o-rourke-184_differences_government-usually-doesn-t-work-it-doesn_2139909.png) > [People's position on immigration, once they get "sophisticated," and they rise to the higher levels of commentary or government, it's usually determined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-helprin/people-s-position-on-immigration-once-they-get-sophisticated-and-they/) [Mark Helprin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-helprin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/mark-helprin-1171_commentary_people-s-position-on-immigration-once-th_2218022.png) > [“One of the (many) problems with government is that they are usually so preoccupied with whether or not they can do something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-templet/one-of-the-many-problems-with-government-is-that-they-are-usually-so/) [Michel Templet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-templet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/michel-templet-11969_government_one-of-the-many-problems-with-government_2859136.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government-usually/#itemlist", "name": "Government Usually Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lee H. 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