Folly Quote by Alexander Hamilton

The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.

— Jane Byrne

The inquiry into the proper aims and limits of State agency must be of the highest importance nay, that it is perhaps more vitally…

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

The provisions we have made [for our government] are such as please ourselves; they answer the substantial purposes of government and of justice, and…

— Thomas Jefferson

Repeatedly asking for government help undermines the foundations of society by destroying initiative and responsibility. It is also a fatal blow to efficiency and…

— Charles Koch

“Do not wait for the government to provide solutions to the people when you can be their answer”

— Sunday Adelaja

It may be considered as an objection inherent in the principle, that as every appeal to the people would carry an implication of some…

— James Madison

The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.

— William J. Clinton

The curiosity of the human mind is essential if you want citizens who think rather than accept the first nonsense they come to.

— Francois Englert

There are millions receiving government payments who have come to consider them as an earned right, who of course find them inadequate, and who…

— Henry Hazlitt

Government requires bringing people together and genuinely hearing their issues. It requires the establishment and strengthening of community.

— John Hickenlooper

Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

The public needs to know that any Government has a sense of purpose.

— Damian Green