Action Quote by John C. Calhoun

Individuals usually do a better job than the government.

— Rob Lowe

Benevolent, enlightened, wise dictators are the most efficient form of government. The problem is what comes afterwards.

— Reid Hoffman

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient.

— Henry David Thoreau

Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to…

— Jesse Ventura

“A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. Mankind, it…

— Barbara W. Tuchman

What typically happens in government is the exact opposite of how things should work.

— Steve Hilton

There is no better form of government than democracy.

— Sebastian Kurz

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new…

— Benjamin Franklin

It [appears] that however certain forms of government are better calculated than others to protect individuals in the free exercise of their natural rights,…

— Thomas Jefferson

The important thing for Government is not to do things which individuals are doing already, and to do them a little better or a…

— John Maynard Keynes

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

— Peter Drucker

In all the more advanced communities the great majority of things are worse done by the intervention of government than the individuals most interested…

— John Stuart Mill