--- title: "7 Governments Better Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Governments Better quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Governments Better sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/sir-francis-bernard-1st-barone_america_the-people-of-north-america-at-this-time_1209971.jpg" --- > [The people of North America, at this time, expect a revisal and reformation of the American Governments, and are better disposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/1st-baronet-sir-francis-bernard/the-people-of-north-america-at-this-time-expect-a-revisal-and/) [1st Baronet Sir Francis Bernard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/1st-baronet-sir-francis-bernard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01f/sir-francis-bernard-1st-barone_america_the-people-of-north-america-at-this-time_1209971.jpg) > [We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/we-are-teaching-the-world-the-great-truth-that-governments-do-better/) [James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/328/james-madison-373_government_we-are-teaching-the-world-the-great-trut_1347240.png) > [I fully understand the expectations of the state governments. Thus, I am better placed to work closely with the chief ministers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/i-fully-understand-the-expectations-of-the-state-governments-thus-i/) [Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/narendra-modi-250_better_i-fully-understand-the-expectations-of-t_1368208.jpg) > [In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/in-past-history-popularly-elected-governments-have-been-no-better-and/) [Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/robert-a-heinlein-209_government_in-past-history-popularly-elected-govern_1486511.jpg) > [The reason societies with democratic governments are better places to live in than their alternatives isn't because of some goodness intrinsic to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-myhrvold/the-reason-societies-with-democratic-governments-are-better-places-to/) [Nathan Myhrvold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-myhrvold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/nathan-myhrvold-3298_alternatives_the-reason-societies-with-democratic-gov_1664712.jpg) > [I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-d-eisenhower/i-like-to-believe-that-people-in-the-long-run-are-going-to-do-more-to/) [Dwight D. Eisenhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-d-eisenhower/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/dwight-d-eisenhower-499_believe_i-like-to-believe-that-people-in-the-lon_2006213.jpg) > [We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them. The merit will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/we-are-teaching-the-world-the-great-truth-that-governments-do-better-2/) [James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/james-madison-373_aids_we-are-teaching-the-world-the-great-trut_2084944.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/governments-better/#itemlist", "name": "Governments Better Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The people of North America, at this time, expect a revisal and reformation of the American Governments, and are better disposed to submit to it than ever they were, or perhaps ever will be again.97. 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