There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. – Andrew Jackson
The rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. – James Madison
Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. – Richard M. Nixon
It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state. – John Kenneth Galbraith
Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government. – James Madison
So Indian policy has become institutionalized and the result has been that American people have become more dependent on government and that the American people have become more dependent on corporations. – Russell Means
The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised. – John C. Calhoun
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. – Grover Cleveland
Indiscriminate firing by police on people is absolute barbarism. Instead of solving their problems, the government is trying to suppress the people by force. – Sheikh Hasina
Everything government touches turns to crap. – Ringo Starr
Our goal is to shrink government to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub. – Grover Norquist
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it. – Andrew Jackson
Honesty, integrity, and accountability, the values, which should be the hallmark of this government, have instead been thrown under the bus by an arrogant majority, casualties in a misguided campaign to shield from accountability those who abuse this House. – Louise Slaughter
Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism. – Earl Warren
We should reject big government and look inside ourselves for all the things that built this country into what it was. – Glenn Beck
We need transparency in government spending. We need to put each government expenditure online so every Floridian can see where their tax money is being spent. – Marco Rubio
The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people. – Tom Clancy
Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government. – B. R. Ambedkar
The income tax is a twentieth-century socialist experiment that has failed. Before the income tax was imposed on us just 80 years ago, government had no claim to our income. Only sales, excise, and tariff taxes were allowed. – Alan Keyes
Every country has the government it deserves. – Joseph de Maistre
