Government Quote by James Mill

Government is an apparatus of compulsion and coercion.

— Ludwig von Mises

As government imposes the will of a few upon the many, the many begin to resist. Ultimately, it becomes necessary for the government to…

— Charlie Kirk

“Beware of precise plans by government. Let government predict: it makes them feel better about themselves and justifies their existence.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Government is about principles. And the principle is, never act on principle.’ ‘Politicians must be allowed to panic. They need activity. It is their…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract,…

— George Washington

We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much.

— James Hilton

As an Asst. Secretary of State, I often urged authoritarian governments around the world not to use emergency powers to defy their legislatures, courts,…

— Tom Malinowski

For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in the high duty to which my country calls me…

— Martin Van Buren

Any plan of administration which contemplates a concentrating of responsibility is open to the dangers which follow the creation of a bureaucracy.

— Arthur Capper

“You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.”

— James Madison

[A] mere demarcation on parchment of the constitutional limits of the several departments is not a sufficient guard against those encroachments which lead to…

— James Madison

“To reason with governments, as they have existed for ages, is to argue with brutes. It is only from the nations themselves that reforms…

— Thomas Paine