Character Quote by Daniel J. Boorstin

Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers…

— Daniel J. Boorstin

“if men are too blind to govern themselves, how can they be trusted to govern others?”

— Philip K. Dick

“To him, one of the most fascinating historical aspects of governments was their complete disregard for governing. Governments were single-minded and interested only in…

— Hank Quense

Governors have to balance budgets. And they have to make decisions. And they have to do things that sometimes aren't popular. And they also…

— Jeb Bush

Governments must conform to the nature of the men governed.

— Giambattista Vico

Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Governors should be defined not just by what they do and say, but who they surround themselves with.

— Scott Walker

The ideal Government of all reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual alone - one which barely escapes being no…

— H. L. Mencken

Governments show thus how successfully men can be imposed on, even impose on themselves, for their own advantage.

— Henry David Thoreau

Governments have their origin in the moral identity of men.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The behaviour and approach of 'appointed' governors trying to control 'duly elected' governments amounts to mockery of our Constitution.

— M. K. Stalin

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

— John Updike