Agency Quote by David Dudley Field II

Government is nothing more than the combined force of society, or the united power of the multitude, for the peace, order, safety, good and…

— John Adams

Government is the exercise of all the great qualities of the human mind.

— Edmund Burke

That government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which…

— Henry David Thoreau

All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: it's one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him… One…

— H. L. Mencken

Government is at its best when you've got servant leaders that are acting for the good of the public.

— Doug Burgum

Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of…

— Harry Browne

I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly…

— Henry David Thoreau

Personally, I think government is a tool, like a hammer. You can use a hammer to build or you can use a hammer to…

— Molly Ivins

Government is itself an art, one of the subtlest of the arts. It is neither business, nor technology, nor applied science. It is the…

— Felix Frankfurter

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants.

— Edmund Burke

Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various…

— George Mason

The government is a machinery manned by human beings.

— Poonam Dhillon