Happiness Quote by Thomas Jefferson

The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.

— Thomas Jefferson

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.

— Thomas Jefferson

“Good government generally begins in the family, and if the moral character of a people once degenerate, their political character must soon follow.”

— Elias Boudinot

“In bad countries the government takes care of everyone. In the best ones that's not necessary!‏”

— Celso Cukierkorn

“Government at its best is a necessary evil; at its worst, an intolerable one.”

— Joseph Befumo

“Government is the right disposition of things.”

— Michel Foucault

“Government, however, has its sole legitimate function in preventing the violation of the lives, liberties, and properties of its constituents. It is not empowered…

— Joseph Befumo

“And why do we think for a second that having the government involved will make things better”

— Adam Carolla

“Life should be good - Life should be very, very good - and the only duty we have to the dead is to make…

— Jackie French

“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

“Governments must be made for human beings as they are, or as they are capable of speedily becoming.”

— John Stuart Mill

“Society in every state is a blessing, but Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. . . .”

— Howard Zinn