Citizens Quote by Anonymous

Government failure is always used as an excuse for government expansion. Government thrives on crisis and incompetence.

— Jim Babka

The business of government relies upon people accepting responsibility for their mistakes.

— Suella Braverman

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

— Daniel Webster

Governments having failed the people, the people are entirely justified in assuming for themselves and essential role in government. Where a government takes proper…

— Benjamin Franklin

Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty…

— Bernard Baruch

Is it government's job to make up for someone's mistakes?

— Jesse Ventura

When people in government [make mistakes], they don't say, those people in the government. They say, we've got a problem to solve.

— Dar Williams

Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.

— Nelson Mandela

If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . . If a…

— Noah Webster

When governments work well, they safeguard citizens' health, well-being, resilience and security, and they increase prosperity. To do this, they must respond effectively to…

— Mark Walport

Government is not infallible. Government is only an executive control, a centralized authority for the purpose of expressing the will of the people; before…

— Marcus Garvey

“If millions of voters are jointly responsible to ensure stability of the Government, then the system is inherently faulty.”

— Meenakshi Sundaram V.R