Appropriate Quote by Laura Chinchilla

The more things a government undertakes to do, the fewer things it can do completely. When the government tries to do everything it must…

— Henry Hazlitt

You have to have a certain realism that government is a pretty blunt instrument and without the constant attention of highly qualified people with…

— Bill Gates

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

— Daniel Webster

To prevent government from becoming corrupt and tyrannous, its organization and methods should be as simple as possible, its functions be restricted to those…

— Henry George

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.

— Grover Cleveland

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

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.

— Ernie Fletcher

As such, the least practicable measure of government must be the best. Anything beyond the minimum must be oppression.

— Isabel Paterson

If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by starting with…

— Jennifer Pahlka

If you look at government policy generally, what government tries to do in all instances is to make sure that we take care of…

— Thabo Mbeki

Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role.

— Edward Abbey

A government should not become too big to fulfill one of its most basic functions: representation.

— Zephyr Teachout