Effects Quote by Henry David Thoreau

A good government implies two things: first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of…

— James Madison

Good government has to mean less government.

— Anonymous

Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs, and do them well.

— Matthew Lesko

A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects…

— Joseph Story

Good government is one of the most important factors in economic growth and social well-being.

— Joe Lonsdale

If government were less important in our lives, politicians would have fewer goodies to trade. In return, we'd have more money and more freedom.

— John Stossel

Government is like fire. If it is kept within bounds and under the control of the people, it contributes to the welfare of all.…

— Harold Stassen

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

— Daniel Webster

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

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from being done out of his life and property too arbitrarily and violently-one that relieves him…

— H. L. Mencken

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from the risk of being done out of his life and property too arbitrarily and violently…

— Henry Louis Mencken

All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and…

— James F. Cooper