Government Quote by George Washington Download Open image “Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.” — George Washington ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Government Left Mankind Nature of man Politics
It is often said that our modern world is incapable of self-government. — Robert A. Agresta Copy Share Image
People who cannot restrain their own baser instincts, who cannot treat one another with civility, are not capable of self-government... without virtue, a society… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Government is not a human institution. It is a divine institution that humans are to run on His behalf. When they create their own… — Tony Evans Copy Share Image
The people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberties. In every government on earth is some trace of human weakness, some germ of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Given a fair chance, human beings can govern themselves, and govern themselves better — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
But human beings are not machines, and however powerful the pressure to conform, they sometimes are so moved by what they see as injustice… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
When in the course of human development, existing institutions prove inadequate to the needs of man, when they serve merely to enslave, rob and… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Take mankind as they are, and what are they governed by? Their passions. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Governments, systems, ideologies come and go, but it is humanity which remains. — U Thant Copy Share Image
So perverse is mankind that every nationality prefers to be misgoverned by its own people than to be well ruled by another — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are very few so foolish that they had not rather govern themselves than be governed by others. — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the… — George Washington Copy Share Image
In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be… — George Washington Copy Share Image
While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army,… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at… — George Washington Copy Share Image
If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions. — George Washington Copy Share Image
We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
“The global population of Earth are involved in the following corporate government experiments: The long term effects of - 1. Nuclear bomb fallout radiation. 2. Man-made wireless radio frequency (RF) radiation. 3. Exposure to man-made electricity. 4. Eclipsing of the Sun by the International Space Station (ISS), satellites, airplanes and jet aircraft contrails (chemtrails). 5. Eating food forced grown using… — Steven Magee Copy Share
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Right now we're concerned about budget. Right now we're concerned about the prospect of interest rate rise. We're concerned about government corruption, government handing… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard… — Matthew Lesko Copy Share Image
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government. — John Kennedy Copy Share Image
Government schools, with your tax money, now discourage the teaching of multiplication tables by rote memorization but teach reading by the 'look-and-say' method which… — Greg Perry Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United States goes and takes action there on behalf of the Iraqi government. You've got Iran coming in and saying we're going to stand with (Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri) al-Maliki, so now we're aligning ourselves with Iran,… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
