Difficult Quote by William E. Gladstone

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

— Daniel Webster

The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a…

— Donald Trump

Government is to point you in the right direction, and not to do everything for you.

— Joe Lhota

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

— Ronald Reagan

The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful.

— Anonymous

You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do…

— Harry Browne

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

The government is merely a servant―merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and…

— Mark Twain

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust…

— Fred Woodworth

The important thing for Government is not to do things which individuals are doing already, and to do them a little better or a…

— John Maynard Keynes

No more essential duty of government exists than the protection of the lives of its people. Fail in this, and we fail in everything.

— Francis T Murphy

The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.

— John Lewis