American government Quote by Charles Murray

“We are a nation that has a government--not the other way around.”

— Ronald Reagan

“To [the government] it didn't matter what happened to the American people as long as america in the abstract was kept strong.”

— Isaac Asimov

“This is a relatively recent phenomenon, this notion that government inevitably leads to dependency. Look, there were periods of time in our history when…

— David Blum

“It's about time that governments feared the people instead of the other way around.”

— Henry Rollins

'Most bad Government has grown, out of TOO much GOVERNMENT!'

— Andrew Guzaldo

“When the government becomes large and intrusive and feels that it has the right to as much of the resources owned by the people…

— Ben Carson

Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or…

— Warren G. Bennis

“The United States is no longer a nation that has a government. It is now a government that has a nation.”

— David Ellsworth

“All American politicians are bought and paid for by American lobbyists. We no longer have representative government here. We breed monsters like Kissinger and…

— Dan Fante

The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government.

— George Will

“Imagine, representatives of our own government taking the side of a foreign country over the interest of American citizen. If it ever gets to…

— William W. Johnstone

The more people expect from government, the more biased they become against limiting government power.

— James Bovard