Evil Quote by James Cook

Government is a necessary evil

— Thomas Paine

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

— Andrew Jackson

There are no necessary evils in government. It's evils exist only in it's abuses.

— Andrew Jackson

That government is not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil.

— Lyn Nofziger

It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is…

— James Madison

Government is an unnecessary evil.

— Jeff Berwick

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

— Thomas Paine

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as…

— Andrew Jackson

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust…

— Fred Woodworth

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.

— H. L. Mencken

Governments not only are not necessary, but are harmful and most highly immoral institutions.

— Leo Tolstoy