Government Quotes

It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.

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

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.

Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.

If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad, any government, being composed of human beings, would be bad also.

A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others.

All government wars are unjust.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.

The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.

Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.

There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.

Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.

There is often, in the affairs of government, more efficiency and wisdom in non-action than in action.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.