Contrary Quote by Barbara Tuchman

When self-important people and powerful institutions are governed by illusion, history has a way of biting back.

— William Greider

Another example of that was that even during the economic problems of the 1945 government, we managed to carry out other aspects of our…

— Barbara Castle

Government by idea tends to take in everything, to make the whole of society obedient to the idea. Spaces not so governed are unconquered,…

— Lord Acton

“A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. Mankind, it…

— Barbara W. Tuchman

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible…

— Woodrow Wilson

Governments arise either out of the people or over the people.

— Thomas Paine

“The smaller the unit of government and the more restricted the functions assigned government, the less likely it is that its actions will reflect…

— Milton Friedman

Government [is] an illusion the governed should not encourage.

— John Updike

History shows that, more often than not, loss of sovereignty leads to liberalisation imposed in the interests of the powerful.

— Noam Chomsky

“Government — or an administration — isn’t really the sum of its parts like people think, because all of those parts are competing for…

— Craig A. Falconer

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

— John Updike

The inefficiency of political control of an economy has been demonstrated more often, in more places, and under more varied conditions, than almost anything…

— Thomas Sowell