Government Quote by Lyndon B. Johnson

Government can have no more than two legitimate purposes - the suppression of injustice against individuals within the community, and the common defense against…

— William Godwin

The purpose of government is for those who run it to plunder those who do not.

— Thomas DiLorenzo

Government exists for one purpose: to make things better for all people.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

The purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people.

— Bill Clinton

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

— William Weld

The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.

— William J. Clinton

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

— Arlen Specter

Left to me, the whole purpose of government is for the security of the citizens, like the security of lives and property.

— Ibrahim Babangida

The public needs to know that any Government has a sense of purpose.

— Damian Green

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of…

— Thomas Jefferson

The chief purpose of government is to protect life. Abandon that and you have abandoned all.

— Thomas Jefferson

I have always felt that the real purpose of government is to enhance the lives of people and that a leader can best do…

— Gerald R. Ford