Inspirational Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

— William Penn

There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.

— Henry Ward Beecher

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

— James Madison

Governments must conform to the nature of the men governed.

— Giambattista Vico

Men are not governed by justice, but by law or persuasion. When they refuse to be governed by law or persuasion, they have to…

— George Bernard Shaw

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the…

— Anonymous

There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they…

— Daniel Webster

The mere fact of leaving ultimate social control in the hands of the people has not guaranteed that men will be able to conduct…

— Ruth Benedict

“What is governing to a man that can rule himself? If he cannot rule himself, how shall he rule others?”

— Confucius

The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong,…

— Confucius

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and…

— James Madison