Accepting Quote by H. Verlan Andersen

Nothing is more deceptive or more dangerous than the pretence of a desire to simplify government. The simplest governments are despotisms; the next simplest,…

— Daniel Webster

An honest government is the childish dream of the gullible men!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Two forms of government are favorable to the prevalence of falsehood and deceit. Under a Despotism, men are false, treacherous, and deceitful through fear,…

— Albert Pike

The government's appearing to be a necessary evil does not oblige people to trust it. We face a choice of trusting government or trusting…

— James Bovard

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust…

— Fred Woodworth

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular gift in that.…

— Dalton Trumbo

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to…

— Joseph Butler

Government, we are sometimes told, is just another word for things we choose to do together. Like a lot of things politicians say, this…

— Glenn Reynolds

Why does corruption in government always surprise us? Why do we expect anything else from it? Government is organized force. It takes our wealth…

— Joseph Sobran

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.

— Richard M. Nixon

There are many who have grave scruples about deceiving but think it as nothing to deceive themselves.

— Eric Hoffer

If you want to know about governments, all you need to know is two words: Governments lie.

— I. F. Stone