Branches Quote by David Mamet

Government is a necessary evil

— Thomas Paine

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

— Thomas Paine

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition. It reduces their supporters to that tractable number which can be managed by the…

— Benjamin Disraeli

The essence of government is force, and most often that force is used to accomplish evil ends.

— Walter E. Williams

It is said that government is a necessary evil, but it is far more evil than it is necessary.

— James Cook

The Declaration [of Independence] was not a protest against government, but against the excess of government. It prescribed the proper role of government, to…

— Gerald R. Ford

“Government at its best is a necessary evil; at its worst, an intolerable one.”

— Joseph Befumo

Government is an unnecessary evil.

— Jeff Berwick

“Government in and of itself is the foremost agent for destroying order and imposing chaos." "To accept the legitimacy of the state is to…

— L.K. Samuels

It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is…

— James Madison

...the essence of the evil government is that it anticipates bad conduct on the part of its citizens. Any government which assumes that the…

— Philip K. Dick

Our Founders worried a lot about the tyranny of the majority. They designed our form of government to provide a loud voice for minority…

— Charlie Baker