Government Quote by George Washington

I go to the chair of government with feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.

— George Washington

Shall I faint, now that I have poured out the spirit of my mind to the world, and treated many subjects with truth, with…

— William Hazlitt

Finally, gentleman, from the considerations above mentioned, as I cannot consistently with my own honor, nor with utility to my country, considering the manner…

— Henry Laurens

Some criticize me, thinking I'm too tolerant of the clerical regime in Iran. In response, I have to say, I have served time in…

— Shirin Ebadi

I realize that I cannot stand by silently as my government executes its citizens. If I do not speak out and resist, I am…

— Anonymous

when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I…

— John F. Kennedy

I take one decisive and immediate step, and resign my all to the sufficiency of my Saviour.

— Thomas Chalmers

Your public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.

— Adlai Stevenson I

With my resignation, I... left unfulfilled commitments I made to many comrades in the fight, commitments I hold sacred. My service did not end…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while I remain President that if at the end I…

— Abraham Lincoln

Do not resist the evil-doer and take no part in doing so, either in the violent deeds of the administration, in the law courts,…

— Leo Tolstoy

Rather than Surrender to Bureaucracy, take it upon yourself to break it

— Scott Belsky