Government Ought Quotes

30 Government Ought quotes by 25 unique authors

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger… — John Adams
It is for the good of nations, and not for the emolument or aggrandizement of particular individuals, that government ought to be established, and that… — Thomas Paine
A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete… — Alexander Hamilton
Government ought to be as much open to improvement as anything which appertains to man, instead of which it has been monopolized from age to… — Thomas Paine
It will follow that that government ought to be clothed with all powers requisite to complete execution of its trust. — Alexander Hamilton
Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reeactments, because a constant hold, by the nation, of the strings of the public purse is a… — Thomas Jefferson
What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought… — Barbara Jordan
Who so taketh in hand to frame any state or government ought to presuppose that all men are evil, and at occasions will show themselves… — Walter Raleigh
The women of the Green Belt Movement have learned about the causes and the symptoms of environmental degradation. They have begun to appreciate that they,… — Wangari Maathai
In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought… — Noah Webster
No power of government ought to be employed in the endeavor to establish any system or article of belief on the subject of religion. — Jeremy Bentham
I mean, the Obama position has been, 'We think government ought to be spending this money, not the people who earn it. — Eric Cantor
No matter how much of our liberty Washington takes away in the name of security, there are no guarantees that there won't be another terrorist… — Walter E. Williams
For what is meant by saying that a government ought to educate the people? Why should they be educated? What is the education for? Clearly,… — Herbert Spencer
No government ought to exist for the purpose of checking the prosperity of its people or to allow such a principle in its policy. — Edmund Burke
When WOMEN got the right to vote is when it all went downhill. Because that’s when votes started being cast with emotion and uh, maternal… — Rush Limbaugh
Government ought to be all outside and no inside. . . . Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and… — Woodrow Wilson
We have passed the time of ... the laisser-faire [sic] school which believes that the government ought to do nothing but run a police force. — William Howard Taft
When the good lord calls you home, the government ought not come get your home. — Rick Perry
I'm pro-life but I believe that the federal government ought to stay out of it. That's a decision that the people of each state ought… — Bob Barr
Government does not have a revenue problem; government has a spending problem. Government does not have a revenue problem; government has a priority problem. It… — Marsha Blackburn
For as long as I can remember the slogan has been ... the federal government ought to behave more like families, because families balance their… — George Will
Government cannot do everything, so we need to first decide what government ought to be doing, then figure out what it's capable of doing, and… — Ernie Fletcher
Every man wishes to pursue his occupation and to enjoy the fruits of his labours and the produce of his property in peace and safety,… — Thomas Jefferson
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he… — Anatole France

Who Wrote These Government Ought Quotes

25 authors contributed a total of 30 Government Ought Quotes as follows: