Our Governments Quotes
23 quotes by 19 authors
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I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural.
— Thomas Jefferson
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I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries as long as they are chiefly agricultural; and this will be as long as there…
— Thomas Jefferson
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The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left…
— Thomas Jefferson
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[W]hen we look at the graphs of rising ocean temperatures, rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and so on, we know that they are climbing…
— David Attenborough
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It may be said that the power of preventing bad laws includes that of preventing good ones; and may be used to the one purpose…
— Alexander Hamilton
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If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Like a majority of Americans in recent years, I came to understand that fear of homosexuality was leading our governments ... to deny the equal…
— Ronnie Musgrove
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If I have one message to give to the secular American people, it's that the world is not divided into countries. The world is not…
— Marjane Satrapi
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With four of the top ten most violent cities in America, Michigan will never fully flourish unless our governments can fulfill their basic task: protecting…
— Bill Schuette
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I think that the best hope for peace and prosperity in the world is greater cooperation among nations, which in turn will be produced if…
— David Rockefeller
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You don’t have to sleep with prostitutes or take drugs in order to have a relationship with organized crime. They affect our bank accounts. They…
— Misha Glenny
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It is my belief that there is a greater understanding than ever that women need to be equal participants in our homes, in our societies,…
— Emma Watson
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The role of the press and the protections which we afford it are today more important than ever before, because we dwell in a society…
— Rose Bird
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The way we live our daily lives is what most effects the situation of the world. If we can change our daily lives, then we…
— Nhat Hanh
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The two-way street of Total Information Awareness is the road that leads to a more transparent and complete picture of ourselves, our governments, and our…
— Newton Lee
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I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that…
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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When our governments want to sell us a course of action, they do it by making sure it's the only thing on the agenda, the…
— Brian Eno
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But that the people are stronger than the government, and will resist in extreme cases, our governments would be little or nothing else than organized…
— Lysander Spooner
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Any unveiling is also veiling. No matter how transparent our governments want to be, governments will be selectively transparent.
— Ivan Krastev
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There is no excuse for keeping wild animals in amusement parks or circuses. Until our governments take action, we should avoid supporting places where captive…
— Peter Singer
Who Wrote These Our Governments Quotes
19 authors contributed a total of 23 Our Governments Quotes as follows: