Government Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought…

— Henry David Thoreau

Government is best which governs least

— Thomas Paine

I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly…

— Henry David Thoreau

Personally, I think government is a tool, like a hammer. You can use a hammer to build or you can use a hammer to…

— Molly Ivins

Government governed least is government governed best.

— Thomas Jefferson

The best type of government comes from a government that is scrutinized by the people when they have true information about our governments, major…

— Julian Assange

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.

— Walter Lippmann

The government is best which makes itself unnecessary.

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various…

— George Mason

Government is at its best when you've got servant leaders that are acting for the good of the public.

— Doug Burgum

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Government is the exercise of all the great qualities of the human mind.

— Edmund Burke