Government Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Let us be clear at the outset that the liberty of individuals to carry on their business should not be abrogated unless the larger…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Human rights and freedoms protect us against arbitrary government.”

— Jean Tirole

“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Government, however, has its sole legitimate function in preventing the violation of the lives, liberties, and properties of its constituents. It is not empowered…

— Joseph Befumo

“Government, if it has any purpose at all (and many libertarians doubt it does), should be restricted to the protection of its citizens' persons…

— Brian Doherty

“Our country is now at risk of forgetting the value of limited government. We are told bigger government is necessary for the general welfare…

— Allen West

“They intended to found and frame a government for man, and for man alone. They wished to preserve the individuality of all; to prevent…

— Susan Jacoby

“The government exists for one purpose—to take everything away from you.”

— Scott Wallace

“The smaller the unit of government and the more restricted the functions assigned government, the less likely it is that its actions will reflect…

— Milton Friedman

“And those rights are not to be lightly infringed upon by government in any way. They’re explicitly protected by the Constitution from the government.…

— Thom Hartmann

“The care of human life and happiness, and their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of a good government.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“Government is the right disposition of things.”

— Michel Foucault