Politics Quote by Murray N. Rothbard

The government is merely a servant―merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and…

— Mark Twain

“Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may…

— James MacGregor Burns

All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him.

— Anonymous

Government is an apparatus of compulsion and coercion.

— Ludwig von Mises

“It seems to be difficult if not impossible for human beings to avoid thinking of government as mystical entity with a nature and a…

— H.L. Mencken

A government of our own is our natural right; and when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become…

— Thomas Paine

Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community... when any government shall…

— George Mason

Government is not a human institution. It is a divine institution that humans are to run on His behalf. When they create their own…

— Tony Evans

Government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit and security of the people, nation or community; whenever any government shall be…

— George Mason

Governments unaccountable to law are tyrannies, whatever they might call themselves, no matter how exceptional and indispensable they declare themselves to be.

— Paul Craig Roberts

“Government, however, has its sole legitimate function in preventing the violation of the lives, liberties, and properties of its constituents. It is not empowered…

— Joseph Befumo

A government must govern, must prescribe and enforce laws within its sphere or cease to be a government. Moreover, the individual must be independent…

— Calvin Coolidge