Central government Quote by Leonard Read

The object of government is the welfare of the people.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Formerly government was the responsibility of people; now people were the responsibility of government.

— Garet Garrett

Well, first let's say that the fundamental responsibility of any government is national security - in the preamble to the Constitution, provide for the…

— Angus King

“the basic responsibility of government is to maximize the welfare of its citizens, not to pursue some abstract concept of the global good’.76”

— Edward Luce

Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The preamble to the Constitution states: "We, the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure…

— P. J. O'Rourke

The welfare state, which grew out of post-war solidarity, has for decades been based on the principle that those who pay into the system…

— Emily Thornberry

The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Under communism, individuals are merely a means to be used toward the achievement of the ends of the collective nation-state. Thus, individuals can be…

— Robert C. O'Brien

The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.

— Thomas Sowell

We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to…

— Bernard Baruch

The responsibility for good government lies not just with governments themselves but also with every other part of the system they operate in, including…

— Geoff Mulgan