Country Quote by Henry Fielding

If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, its claims to perform that service are imperious.

— Nathan Hale

Ultimate authority in a global system remains with sovereigns. Governments will not have it any other way: politicians face instant rejection from their electorate…

— Michael Ignatieff

In a supposedly free and equal country, there is no excuse for our rulers having VIP treatment. On the contrary, there is every reason…

— Peter Hitchens

Being nice to governments doesn't work, they are such lying bastards.

— Joy Baluch

Ordinary citizens are obliged and, if need be, compelled by force to meet their commitments. But let higher obligations of an international order be…

— Charles Albert Gobat

Western governments should bear their responsibilities toward the welfare of their people and not try to make oil producers pay the costs

— Mohammad Khatami

Those who care about truth know that empowering and encouraging those who support rioters is the wrong course of action.

— Chad Wolf

Many Americans do not understand that the officers of the government are simply the servants of the people.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.

— Esther Dyson

Western companies (and governments) have deeply integrated themselves with an authoritarian regime without thinking through the consequences, and when push comes to shove, many…

— Zeynep Tufekci

As the excited passions of hostile people are of themselves a powerful enemy, both the general and his government should use their best efforts…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornamant of equity and…

— Bahá'u'lláh