Assertion Quote by Edward Snowden

Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role.

— Edward Abbey

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

— James K. Polk

Governments that block the aspirations of their people, that steal or are corrupt, that oppress and torture or that deny freedom of expression and…

— William Hague

A lot of countries break (or go against) the international law.

— Noam Chomsky

I had been brought up in the law and had this sort of instinct that international law operates and was there to protect principles…

— David Lange

We tend to look at countries in terms of failed states and functioning states, which is rather simplistic.

— Kofi Annan

I think that most people who complain about our government have no idea what they're talking about because they've never been to a country…

— Whitney Tilson

How can you not have people in leadership roles in our country not supporting the rule of law? That's what separates us from the…

— Matt Rosendale

Governments having failed the people, the people are entirely justified in assuming for themselves and essential role in government. Where a government takes proper…

— Benjamin Franklin

We do not believe that if you cut back what government does you diminish its authority. On the contrary, a government that did less,…

— Margaret Thatcher

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?

— Abraham Lincoln

Ultimate authority in a global system remains with sovereigns. Governments will not have it any other way: politicians face instant rejection from their electorate…

— Michael Ignatieff