Government Quote by Thomas Jefferson

[A]lthough a republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes irresistible.

— Thomas Jefferson

What is understood by republican government in the United States is the slow and quiet action of society upon itself.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The government's like a mule, it's slow and it's sure; it's slow to turn, and it's sure to turn the way you don't want…

— Ellen Glasgow

Big government flourishes under Republicans.

— Ron Paul

Things move at their own pace.

— Lily Gladstone

In government, things do not move too quick. That is why I am trying to introduce a new culture: so that things move more…

— Jacob Zuma

It is among the evils, and perhaps not the smallest, of democratical governments, that the people must feel before they will see. When this…

— George Washington

A Republican moves slowly. They are what we call conservatives. A conservative is a man who has plenty of money and doesn't see any…

— Will Rogers

Well, you have the public not wanting any new spending, you have the Republicans not wanting any new taxes, you have the Democrats not…

— Michael Bloomberg

In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.

— Morton Blackwell

My most earnest wish is to see the republican element of popular control pushed to the maximum of its practicable exercise. I shall then…

— Thomas Jefferson

Things move very slowly in politics. We seem to fight the same wars over and over again.

— Pete du Pont