Government Quote by Jeff Cooper

There was a time when the United States government earned the trust of its people. There was a time when most people believed that…

— Rush Limbaugh

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

— Ronald Reagan

Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various…

— George Mason

The form of government, when it has been prudently established, produces citizens distinguished for bravery, justice, and every other good quality; whereas, on the…

— Dionysius of Halicarnassus

The major thing of our government is to protect the people.

— John Layfield

Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or…

— Warren G. Bennis

A government is just only when the whole people share equally in its protection and advantages.

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

— Arlen Specter

The United States compared to a number of our competitors is the only government in the world with any kind of safeguards, any kind…

— Hillary Clinton

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

Government is nothing more than the combined force of society, or the united power of the multitude, for the peace, order, safety, good and…

— John Adams

We should distinguish at this point between "government" and "state" ... A government is the consensual organization by which we adjudicate disputes, defend our…

— David Boaz