Government Quotes · Page 4

Influence is not government.

— George Washington

The sun never sets on Government House.

— Noel Coward

A government of laws, and not of men.

— John Adams

Resolved to ruin or to rule the state.

— John Dryden

Every class is unfit to govern.

— Lord Acton

Limited government is best.

— Erik Prince

Thank God, we now have a government.

— General Scott

Corruption is everywhere, man.

— Hugh Masekela

Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created a job.

— Michael Steele

Trust in our government is built on transparency and faith in the rule of law.

— Dean Phillips

There is no such thing as a good government. There never was. There can't be.

— Emma Goldman

“When the government does the job of a parent, that's socialism.”

— Marybeth Hicks

God is a great expense but government would be impossible without him.

— George Moore

It's been an enormous privilege to be the government chief scientific adviser.

— Mark Walport

“How is the schoolmaster, the nation, to know which boy needs the whipping?”

— Woodrow Wilson

Vice president: A spare tire on the automobile of government.

— John Nance Garner

When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in each community, it's picking the winners in…

— Anonymous

There are some quite tricky challenges facing everybody working in Crimea and I shall be engaging with various government people.

— David Nabarro

All communication on today's networks are being monitored by government agencies and private companies.

— Peter Sunde

I feel that the majority of people should decide for themselves what kind of government they want.

— Anonymous

This should be the message of Occupy Wall Street: We just want a chance; our government needs to give us a chance.

— Meghan McCain

During the Gulf War, journalists used to challenge government news managers and insisted they wouldn't just accept the official version of events.

— Tariq Ali

It is the church's responsibility, the government's responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love.

— Shane Claiborne

“The ones who are insane enough to think that they can rule the world are always the ones who do.”

— Stefan Molyneux

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement…

— Steven Soderbergh

Thanks to the central bank, most ‘monetary experts’ and ‘leading macro-economists’ can, by putting them on the payroll, be turned into government…

— Hans-Hermann Hoppe

“The embassy bureaucrat responded that there was no problem with creating a system that did not work very well. He said the…

— Douglas Grindle

Religion has everything on its side: revelation, prophecies, government protection, the highest dignity and eminence. . . and more than this, the…

— Irvin D. Yalom

When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support…

— Michael Gove

ARISTOCRACY, n. Government by the best men. (In this sense the word is obsolete; so is that kind of government.) Fellows that…

— Ambrose Bierce

We really have to work hard to remind people even though this is far away, that's it's probably the most generous thing…

— Bill Gates

Anything to declare? the customs inspector said."Two pound of uncut heroin and a manual of pornographic art," Mark answered, looking about for…

— Leon Uris

He [Washington] has often declared to me that he considered our new constitution as an experiment on the practicability of republican government,…

— Thomas Jefferson

It is not impossible, of course, after such an administration as Roosevelt's and after the change in method that I could not…

— William Howard Taft

To politicians, solved problems represent a dire threat - of unemployment and poverty. That's why no problem ever tackled by the government…

— L. Neil Smith

Some conservatives are surprised to find people on the Left supporting the war in Afghanistan. It's not surprising at all...It is hard…

— Sheldon Richman

The leader is best, When people are hardly aware of his existence, Not so good when people praise his government, Less good…

— Laozi

The bombing in Oklahoma City has focused renewed attention on the rhetoric that’s been coming from the right and those who cater…

— Bryant Gumbel

To enhance the defense of the other agencies of government, including our law enforcement agency - it's so important. They're doing such…

— Donald Trump

I remember the first time we stood in this spot. We were on the deck of a boat in the middle of…

— Michael Eisner