government quotes

“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. ”

— Abraham Lincoln

“We have the best government that money can buy.”

“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. ”

— Winston Churchill

“Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.”

— Ronald Reagan

“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.”

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

— Thomas Paine

“The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.”

— Milton Friedman

“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.”

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Ronald Reagan

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”

— Patrick Jake O Rourke

“To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary. ”

— Abraham Lincoln