Decree Quote by Ludwig von Mises

Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or,…

— Alexander Hamilton

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

The most basic function of government is to provide a framework of law and order, within which the people are free to choose.

— Thomas Sowell

It is important to remember that government interference always means either violent action or the threat of such action. Government is in the last…

— Ludwig von Mises

What is this thing we call government? Is it anything but organized violence? The law orders you to obey, and if you don't obey,…

— Alexander Berkman

The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminals; the army, to protect you from foreign invaders; and…

— Ayn Rand

“The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is…

— Ayn Rand

It's the duty of any government: where there is disregard of the law, that law and order must be instituted.

— Emmerson Mnangagwa

Government is an apparatus of compulsion and coercion.

— Ludwig von Mises

Government is merely an attempt to express the conscience of everybody, the average conscience of the nation, in the rules that everybody is commanded…

— Woodrow Wilson

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

Government is the assumption of authority over a given area and all within it, exercised generally for the double purpose of more complete oppression…

— Benjamin Tucker