Government Quote by Michael Tubbs

Sometimes we don't realize that the government is for the people by the people.

— Bushwick Bill

If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government.

— James Bovard

It's not healthy for a society if the people hate their own government.

— Garry Wills

Government is a parasite-a cancer that by nature tries to spread deeper into society. Those who want to run others' lives won't give up…

— Harry Browne

Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.

— Jesse Ventura

The assumption that everyone in government is a bad actor imperils our democracy.

— Asha Rangappa

Government [is] an illusion the governed should not encourage.

— John Updike

There is a paradox in politics that what it takes to get elected is not necessarily what it takes to govern, and my feeling…

— Bennett Miller

But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of…

— Jeb Bush

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

— Thomas Jefferson

Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career one. Every…

— Ronald Reagan

The evils of popular government appear greater than they are; there is compensation for them in spirit and energy it awakens.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson