Country Quote by John Adams

Good laws, if they are not obeyed, do not constitute good government.

— Aristotle

All good government must begin at home. It is useless to make good laws for bad people; what is wanted is this, to subdue…

— Hugh Reginald Haweis

Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the…

— Frank Herbert

We all need good laws, and an independent, impartial, and efficient judiciary to verify the constitutionality of those laws.

— Rohini Nilekani

The ruler who possesses methods of government does not follow the good that happens by chance but practices according to necessary principles. Law, methods,…

— Han Fei

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of…

— Cory Doctorow

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One…

— Ayn Rand

You can have an elected parliament that makes laws, but if the judiciary is appointed by the Supreme Leader - who is a representative…

— Azadeh Moaveni

A government must govern, must prescribe and enforce laws within its sphere or cease to be a government. Moreover, the individual must be independent…

— Calvin Coolidge

“No country can be well governed unless its citizens as a body keep religiously before their minds that they are the guardians of the…

— Mark Twain

It is equally clear that a government must govern, must prescribe and enforce laws within its sphere or cease to be a government. Moreover,…

— Calvin Coolidge

The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is…

— Ariel Sharon