Accepting Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it…

— Henry David Thoreau

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

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

— Henry David Thoreau

“That government is best that governs not at all.”

— Henry David Thoreau

That government is best which governs least.

— Henry David Thoreau

That government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which…

— Henry David Thoreau

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

Government is best which governs least

— Thomas Paine

A famous, very often quoted phrase says: "That government is best, which governs least." I do not believe this to be a correct description…

— Ludwig von Mises

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves. If we are directed from Washington (heads of an organization) when to…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Thoreau’s declaration in “Civil Disobedience”: “I heartily accept the motto—‘That government is best which governs least.”

— Jon Krakauer

If I had to fault President [Barack] Obama, I would say that sometimes governs like a visitor from a morally superior civilization.

— David Brooks