Government Quote by David Hume

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

— Anonymous

Any government, of whatever composition, needs to mobilise opinion way beyond its own ranks in order to do the difficult things that it does.

— Nick Clegg

The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public…

— George Bancroft

Government is being founded on opinion, the opinion of the public, even when it is wrong, ought to be respected to a certain degree.

— Thomas Jefferson

The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not…

— John C. Calhoun

Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.

— Walter Lippmann

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

— Voltaire

All governments, the worst on earth, and the most tyrannical on earth, are free governments to that portion of the people who voluntarily support…

— Lysander Spooner

Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one.

— James Madison

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

— Thomas Jefferson

The best type of government comes from a government that is scrutinized by the people when they have true information about our governments, major…

— Julian Assange