Compounds Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Almost every thing, especially of governmental policy, is an inseparable compound of the two [good and evil].

— Abraham Lincoln

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as…

— Andrew Jackson

That government is not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil.

— Lyn Nofziger

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

— Andrew Jackson

There are no necessary evils in government. It's evils exist only in it's abuses.

— Andrew Jackson

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

— Thomas Paine

Government is a necessary evil

— Thomas Paine

It is said that government is a necessary evil, but it is far more evil than it is necessary.

— James Cook

Government is an unnecessary evil.

— Jeff Berwick

It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is…

— James Madison

Any government is evil if it carries within it the tendency to deteriorate into Tyranny. The danger of such deterioration is more acute in…

— Albert Einstein

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley