Government Quote by Barack Obama

It's no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress.

— Jock Sturges

It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.

— John W. Gardner

It could draw from a greater reservoir of freedom. The irony could develop an even greater ease.

— Elfriede Jelinek

“Government in general, any government anywhere, is a thing of exquisite comicality to a discerning mind.”

— Joseph Conrad

“The all-seeing government can be very nearsighted when it comes to scrutinizing the actions of its own appendages.”

— Neal Shusterman

Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness; its peculiar magnitude permits no shading.

— John Updike

Government . . . is a reflection of us. It is up to us to earn a better reflection.

— Andrew Horning

Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body.

— Georg Buchner

We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.

— Ian Goldin

I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone.

— John Updike

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe…

— P. J. O'Rourke

You have to have a certain realism that government is a pretty blunt instrument and without the constant attention of highly qualified people with…

— Bill Gates