Accounts Quote by N. T. Wright

There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error is that we suppose…

— Alexander Hamilton

All human governments are intended by God to do justice and mercy - to look after, in particular, the needs of the poor and…

— N. T. Wright

“when the highest virtues of mankind cannot be accomplished fully through voluntary actions, the greater good demands that the government compel people to do…

— S.W. Southwick

The good of the governed is the end, and rewards and punishments are the means, of all government. The government of the supreme and…

— John Adams

“We shall learn the qualities of governments in the same way as we learn the qualities of individuals, since they are revealed in their…

— Aristotle

Our government is a gift from God, who calls us to be good stewards of it.

— John Shimkus

“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit…

— Thomas Jefferson

There is always a temptation for governments: see a problem and announce a quick fix.

— Charles Kennedy

“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

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

The greatest temptation for the like of us is: to renounce violence, to repent, to make peace with oneself. Most revolutionaries fell before this…

— Arthur Koestler

“But the nature of power is such that even those who have not sought it, but have had it forced upo them, tend to…

— Aldous Huxley