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To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government. — Abraham Lincoln
Let men say we be men of good government, being governed, as the sea is, by our noble and chaste mistress the moon, under whose… — William Shakespeare
The laws of Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must steadfastly refuse… — Mark Twain
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for… — James Bovard
Good government has to mean less government. — John Stossel
Popular government has not yet been proved to guarantee, always and everywhere, good government. — Walter Lippmann
If, in my retirement to the humble station of a private citizen, I am accompanied with the esteem and approbation of my fellow citizens, trophies… — Thomas Jefferson
Good laws, if they are not obeyed, do not constitute good government. — Aristotle
Life under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so. — Oscar Wilde
If we would vote in mass on the more promising ticket, or, if the two are equally bad, would throw out the party that is… — Lincoln Steffens
For some in Washington, it's become sport to pick on the federal workforce. I think they do so unjustly. The very foundation of a stable… — Ken Salazar
Good schools, good jobs, good government. These are not unreasonable demands. But sadly, some of our people have already lost heart and have left Hawaii… — Linda Lingle
One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it. — Huey Long
I think any good government will target on the finishing date, that is, the polling day and make sure that their strategy is strong and… — Alexander Downer
The worst enemy of good government is not our ignorant foreign voter, but our educated domestic railroad president, our prominent business man, our leading lawyer. — John Jay Chapman
Revolt is not reform, and one revolutionary administration is not good government. — Lincoln Steffens
I believe to go along to get along is unpatriotic. I believe that agreeing with your government on everything they do is unpatriotic. I believe… — Jesse Ventura
It is the aim of good government to stimulate production, of bad government to encourage consumption. — Jean-Baptiste Say
This Congress did more to uplift education, more to attack disease in this country and around the world, and more to conquer poverty than any… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home. — William E. Gladstone
All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to… — James F. Cooper
Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They… — Mitch Daniels
A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of… — Thomas Jefferson
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. — Thomas Jefferson
A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation. — Thomas Francis Meagher

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