Government Quote by Sam Houston

The freedom of a government does not depend on the quality of its laws, but upon the power that has the right to create…

— Thaddeus Stevens

Government governed least is government governed best.

— Thomas Jefferson

First, only a stable government can do good for the nation and deliver development. By stable government, I mean one with a full majority.…

— Amit Shah

Government is nothing more than the combined force of society, or the united power of the multitude, for the peace, order, safety, good and…

— John Adams

In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the…

— Frank Herbert

The nicest constitutions of government are often like the finest pieces of clock-work, which, depending on so many motions, are therefore more subject to…

— Alexander Pope

The true principle of government is this - make the system compleat in its structure; give a perfect proportion and balance to its parts;…

— Alexander Hamilton

An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent…

— Orson Pratt

Governments must be conformable to the nature of the governed; governments are even a result of that nature.

— Giambattista Vico

I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly…

— Henry David Thoreau

A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects…

— Joseph Story