Country Quote by Alexander Hamilton

It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and…

— Alexander Hamilton

That government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which…

— Henry David Thoreau

It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Governments must conform to the nature of the men governed.

— Giambattista Vico

No particular man is necessary to the state. We may depend on it that, if we provide the country with popular institutions, those institutions…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

As all those have shown who have discussed civil institutions, and as every history is full of examples, it is necessary to whoever arranges…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

— Anonymous

It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.

— James Monroe

It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely, ... when men hold their liberty…

— William Penn

Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful…

— Nicolas Walter

“But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If…

— Mark R. Levin

If many have their turns to rule, ... this will encourage all men to advance Righteousness and that the Commonwealth will hereby be furnished…

— Gerrard Winstanley