Capacity Quote by Thomas Paine

No state, no government exists. What does in fact exist is a man, or a few men, in power over many men.

— Rose Wilder Lane

In the next place, the state governments are, by the very theory of the constitution, essential constituent parts of the general government. They can…

— Joseph Story

To form a new Government, requires infinite care, and unbounded attention; for if the foundation is badly laid the superstructure must be bad.

— George Washington

It is a mistake to assume that government must necessarily last forever. The institution marks a certain stage of civilization-is natural to a particular…

— Herbert Spencer

The government is a machinery manned by human beings.

— Poonam Dhillon

We actually have to have a government. We have to have people confirmed and put into office.

— David Brooks

To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at…

— Henry David Thoreau

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.

— Ernie Fletcher

Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is…

— Michael Badnarik

The rights of man as the foundation of just Government had been long understood but the superstructures projected had been sadly defective

— James Madison

Government is, at every level, a means to gather in the labor and wealth of the people, and then instruct the people about new…

— Jeff Baxter

In some dim beginning, man created the institution of government as a convenience for himself. And, ever since that time, government has been doing…

— Ronald Reagan