Government Quote by Dave Barry

The government is huge, stupid, greedy and makes nosy, officious and dangerous intrusions into the smallest corners of life - this much we can…

— P. J. O'Rourke

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.

— P. J. O'Rourke

When you're in government, you have a big impact in Washington, but Washington may not be doing very much.

— Joseph Stiglitz

What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

The mentality in Washington is, 'Look what our government - what our government can do for the American people.' We've got to get away…

— Marlin Stutzman

Government is, by its very nature, a destroyer of liberties; the Obama administration, specifically, is promising to interfere with the economy and the health…

— Thomas Frank

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

Think you have a low opinion of government? You should see government's opinion of you!

— David Burge

Sure the people are stupid: the human race is stupid. Sure Congress is an inefficient instrument of government. But the people are not stupid…

— Bernard DeVoto

The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of…

— John Boehner

What I'm saying is that government doesn't work for people. There is a perception of it and a reality of it.

— Lori Lightfoot

The trouble with government as it is, is that it doesn't represent the people. It controls them.

— John Lennon