Governments Quotes · Page 10

Do not trust governments more than governments trust their own people.

— Andrei Sakharov

Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.

— George Papandreou

Governments at all levels and the whole society should act more vigorously to protect the land our lives depend on.

— Li Keqiang

Governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people.

— Ronald Reagan

The greatest of all crimes are the wars that are carried on by governments, to plunder, enslave, and destroy mankind.

— Lysander Spooner

“Governments accountable to the voters focus on building roads and schools—not weapons of mass destruction.”

— George W. Bush

If our governments are so compromised that they will not tell us the truth, then we must step forward to grasp it.

— Sara Harrison

Everyone knows that the Zionist regime is a tool in the hands of the United States and British governments.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Learning from the American experience, governments around the world have developed national innovation policies and programs to accelerate their economic prosperity and…

— Robert Hormats

It's very difficult for governments to dominate the Internet because it's so difficult to control. People want to be free. People want…

— Eric Schmidt

If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup…

— Mario Monti

There are countries in which it would be as absurd to establish popular governments as to abolish all the restraints in a…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

When governments fail us, what else can people do except take to direct action? When corporate power can so dominate government policy-making…

— John McDonnell

Governments everywhere, including here in the Unites States, have created ever-expanding bureaucracies that regulate nearly every aspect of our lives.

— Richard Ebeling

You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more…

— P. J. O'Rourke

While the Internet can't be controlled 100 percent, it's possible for governments to filter content and discourage people from organizing.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

I have seen in many places housing which has been developed under government influences, but I have never seen any projects in…

— John F. Kennedy

We have stood up and said continuing growth in the Western world is unjust, inappropriate and potentially destabilising. Having said that, we…

— Tim Jackson

Governments can do lots of things, but there are a lot of things they cannot do. A government can provide good housing,…

— Shane Claiborne

It is perfectly clear, in the first place, that the constitution of the United States did not, of itself, create or establish…

— Lysander Spooner

I think American interests are served when there are sections of the world that have representative governments, politically open economic systems, and…

— Dennis C. Blair

“Modern governments actually spend relatively little on programs and systems that benefit all citizens, such as national defense or the judicial system;…

— Thomas J. DiLorenzo

If people are given the opportunity to really make a difference in their own lives, their own communities, their own businesses and…

— Alex Steffen

I'll be honest, there have been times when I've listened to the rhetoric in Europe where an easy equivalent somehow between the…

— Barack Obama

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient.

— Henry David Thoreau

Unfortunately, governments do not have a philanthropic approach towards future governments.

— Gita Gopinath

Governments are best classified by considering who are the 'somebodies' they are in fact endeavouring to satisfy.

— Alfred North Whitehead

There is always a temptation for governments: see a problem and announce a quick fix.

— Charles Kennedy

Quite often governments are one way and the people are another.

— Henry Rollins

Companies, communities and governments have to be innovators, and they cannot do it alone.

— Julie Sweet

The idea that if governments open up and become more democratic they will fall is a false dilemma.

— Jose Angel Gurria

Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.

— John Ralston Saul

Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are.

— Chuck Hagel

The government of China has admitted that they've been involved in cyber infiltrations around the world and in governments.

— Andrew Scheer

Many governments have faced the proposal of One Rank One Pension but no solution has been found yet.

— Narendra Modi

To be sure, governments will remain critical to any comprehensive effort to save our planet.

— Lawrence Bender

Governments oppress people, but so do mobs. You need to avoid both to make progress.

— Jaron Lanier

Governments like China and the United Arab Emirates are investing heavily in AI and see it as a competitive advantage.

— Rana el Kaliouby

There are men running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches.

— Will Rogers

Governments getting involved in sports activities would ultimately damage sports.

— Kapil Sibal