Government Quote by Ulysses S. Grant Download Open image “The theory of government changes with general progress.” — Ulysses S. Grant ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Government Growth Politics Progress Theory
Of course, it's hard to get interested in the whole idea of government. Nothing ever changes, especially people saying 'nothing ever changes,' despite the… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
In all great changes of established governments, forms ought to give way to substance — James Madison Copy Share Image
Government, in its very essence, is opposed to all increase in knowledge. Its tendency is always towards permanence and against change...[T]he progress of humanity,… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, government was the agent of change: it was a developing country. What was important was to make a difference. — Kiran Bedi Copy Share Image
The trouble with the theory [of limited and divided government] is that government is not a machine, but a living thing. This is where… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Since that time up until the present time, there have been progress, and changes all through the time. The changes have not come by… — Bhumibol Adulyadej Copy Share Image
My theory of change is that there are already millions of people working day in and day out on the ground to deliver on… — Chris Hughes Copy Share Image
“The most durable kind of change is that which is people-driven. In each of our transitions - from colonialism to independence, to development and… — SBYudhoyono Copy Share Image
Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
Governments change but the system doesn't. One needs to believe in the system. — Uddhav Thackeray Copy Share Image
The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded. — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
People don't change under governments. Governments change. People remain the same. — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
“In the early days of the country, before we had railroads, telegraphs and steamboats—in a word, rapid transit of any sort—the States were each… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The much talked of surrendering of Lee’s sword and my handing it back, this and much more that has been said about it is… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“General Lee was dressed in a full uniform which was entirely new, and was wearing a sword of considerable value, very likely the sword… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The great bulk of the legal voters of the South were men who owned no slaves; their homes were generally in the hills and… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“I was afraid, every morning, that I would awake from my sleep to hear that Lee had gone, and that nothing was left but… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The efforts to kill off politically the two successful generals, made them both candidates for the Presidency. General Taylor was nominated in 1848, and… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“The fact is the constitution did not apply to any such contingency as the one existing from 1861 to 1865. Its framers never dreamed… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works. — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
“The global population of Earth are involved in the following corporate government experiments: The long term effects of - 1. Nuclear bomb fallout radiation.… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Right now we're concerned about budget. Right now we're concerned about the prospect of interest rate rise. We're concerned about government corruption, government handing… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard… — Matthew Lesko Copy Share Image
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government. — John Kennedy Copy Share Image
Government schools, with your tax money, now discourage the teaching of multiplication tables by rote memorization but teach reading by the 'look-and-say' method which… — Greg Perry Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image