Appreciate Quote by Gail Collins

People want to be in a place where government is receptive and supportive of them. They want people to feel grateful for what they…

— Francis X. Suarez

Government by idea tends to take in everything, to make the whole of society obedient to the idea. Spaces not so governed are unconquered,…

— Lord Acton

Government is a way by which every individual believes he can live at the expense of everybody else.

— Milton Friedman

Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or…

— Warren G. Bennis

Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why…

— John Baldacci

The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if…

— Harry Browne

Government is like fire. If it is kept within bounds and under the control of the people, it contributes to the welfare of all.…

— Harold Stassen

Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.

— Frederic Bastiat

Government wants to provide the little but the sufficient so that you keep cool and quiet while you are being a slave of a…

— Carlos A

We in the small developing countries are beginning to understand that our own citizens share a common fate requiring the active role of government…

— Said Musa

I have a hard time imagining a country or a government where I would say, "Oh, this is good," where I could live under…

— Aleksandar Hemon

Fundamental is the need for governments to protect the space for citizens to claim their rights, organize, and express themselves.

— Winnie Byanyima