Agree Quote by Edmund Burke

“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

“In truth, a State whose society is not sovereign is no sovereign State at all. Such is the case when a society has no…

— Pope John Paul II

“Finally, when the State close to ruin subsists only on an illusory and vain form, when the social bond is broken in all hearts,…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

It will be remembered, that a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is solemnly enjoined by most of the state constitutions, and particularly by our…

— James Madison

“A Government is not free to do as it pleases…. The law of nature stands as an eternal rule to all men, legislators as…

— David Boaz

The State exists simply to promote and to protect the ordinary happiness of human beings in this life. A husband and wife chatting over…

— C. S. Lewis

“So long as we have a law that is exploitable by individuals in power, it is imperative that every thinking human stands up to…

— Abhijit Naskar

The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with…

— Joseph Story

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

— George Washington

“To reason with governments, as they have existed for ages, is to argue with brutes. It is only from the nations themselves that reforms…

— Thomas Paine

With many sovereign states, with no system of law enforceable among them, with each state judging its grievances and ambitions according to the dictates…

— Kenneth Waltz

The state is therefore everyone; the rules within the state are laws which safeguard the welfare of all and which must originate from the…

— Georg Buchner