Charm Quote by John Adams

Most men appear to think that the art of despotic government is statesmanship, and what men affirm to be unjust and inexpedient in their…

— Aristotle

“The principle of equality, which makes men independent of each other, gives them a habit and a taste for following, in their private actions,…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him. If…

— H.L. Mencken

“It is a regrettable fact that no government can ever be fully trusted to make the truly right choice when confronted by an impossible…

— James Swallow

Governments show thus how successfully men can be imposed on, even impose on themselves, for their own advantage.

— Henry David Thoreau

That government is best which governs not at all; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by…

— Edmund Burke

“It seems to be difficult if not impossible for human beings to avoid thinking of government as mystical entity with a nature and a…

— H.L. Mencken

It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.

— Henry Ward Beecher

It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely, ... when men hold their liberty…

— William Penn

I guess this is why I hate governments, all governments. It is always the rule, the fine print, carried out by fine-print men. There's…

— John Steinbeck

Men are suspicious; prone to discontent: Subjects still loathe the present Government.

— Robert Herrick