Capable Quote by Ronald Reagan

Who is fit to govern others? He who governs himself. You might as well have said: nobody.

— Augustus William Hare

There are some who lack confidence in the integrity and capacity of the people to govern themselves. To all who entertain such fears I…

— Andrew Johnson

For there are very few so foolish who would not rather govern themselves than be governed by others.

— Thomas Hobbes

Do you know what happens with people who cannot govern themselves? That's right. Others come in to govern for them.

— Cormac McCarthy

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to…

— Ronald Reagan

How can a thing possibly govern others when it cannot be governed itself?

— Seneca the Younger

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else

— Kwame Nkrumah

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.

— Philip Massinger

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

— Miguel de Cervantes

He that would govern others, first should be Master of himself.

— Philip Massinger

Govern wisely, and as little as possible

— Sam Houston

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

— James Madison