Decay Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Government is a necessary evil

— Thomas Paine

It is said that government is a necessary evil, but it is far more evil than it is necessary.

— James Cook

Any government is evil if it carries within it the tendency to deteriorate into Tyranny. The danger of such deterioration is more acute in…

— Albert Einstein

It has been said that all Government is an evil. It would be more proper to say that the necessity of any Government is…

— James Madison

...the essence of the evil government is that it anticipates bad conduct on the part of its citizens. Any government which assumes that the…

— Philip K. Dick

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

— Andrew Jackson

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

— Thomas Paine

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as…

— Andrew Jackson

There are no necessary evils in government. It's evils exist only in it's abuses.

— Andrew Jackson

Personally, I think government is a tool, like a hammer. You can use a hammer to build or you can use a hammer to…

— Molly Ivins

If men be good, government cannot be bad.

— William Penn

Government is an unnecessary evil.

— Jeff Berwick