Energy Quote by Milton Friedman

Leaders at the highest levels of our government are undertaking a deliberate and systematic effort to redefine our government, our economy and our country.

— Marco Rubio

An elected government making huge changes with the consent of its people, is being undermined by concentrated powers in unregulated markets-powers which go beyond…

— George Papandreou

Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible.

— Charley Reese

Energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against…

— Alexander Hamilton

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

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

— Thomas Jefferson

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Misgovernment...will often be reflected in oppressive or aggressive policies towards groups within the state or towards the state's neighbours.

— Margaret Thatcher

The effect of a good government is to make life more valuable; of a bad one, to make it less valuable.

— Henry David Thoreau

But politicians who talk about failed policies are just blowing smoke. Government policies succeed in doing exactly what they are supposed to do: channeling…

— Robert Higgs

There is a flaw in the operation of representative government. The flaw produces the growth of government.

— Allan H. Meltzer

Repeatedly asking for government help undermines the foundations of society by destroying initiative and responsibility. It is also a fatal blow to efficiency and…

— Charles Koch