Bread Quote by Thomas Jefferson

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from…

— Thomas Jefferson

A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or…

— John Adams

Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private…

— John Adams

All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and…

— James F. Cooper

Government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit and security of the people, nation or community; whenever any government shall be…

— George Mason

Good government is that which delivers the citizen from being done out of his life and property too arbitrarily and violently-one that relieves him…

— H. L. Mencken

Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various…

— George Mason

A good government is one with a duty to help everyone, to maximise his or her potential: Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and our…

— Warren Mundine

Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community... when any government shall…

— George Mason

To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.

— Abraham Lincoln

The effect of a good government is to make life more valuable; of a bad one, to make it less valuable.

— Henry David Thoreau