Politics Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“The best government is that which governs least.”

— John L. O'Sullivan

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

That government is best which governs least.

— 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 that governs least governs best.

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Henry David Thoreau

It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary: the best…

— Wendell Berry

Government governed least is government governed best.

— Thomas Jefferson

It may be true that the government that governs best governs least Unfortunately, the same is also true of the government that governs worst.

— Jane Bowles

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

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