Government Quote by Thomas Jefferson

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery.

— Thomas Jefferson

Impressed with a conviction that the due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good Government, I have considered the first arrangement of…

— George Washington

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test…

— Walter Bagehot

The best government is not the one that you can serve in the longest, but the government that's closest to the people.

— George Brauchler

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

— Thomas Paine

The government is worst which governs most.

— James Cook

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

— Voltaire

It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.

— Mencius

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

— Thomas Jefferson

The worst government is the most moral.

— H. L. Mencken

“The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages its own…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

Government is at its best when you've got servant leaders that are acting for the good of the public.

— Doug Burgum