Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike. Plato Greek Philosopher More Plato Quotes 5
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson American President More Thomas Jefferson Quotes 3
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. Ansel Adams American Photographer More Ansel Adams Quotes 2
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 2
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 1
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 1
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 1
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 1
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Ronald Reagan American President More Ronald Reagan Quotes 1
In my opinion, the form of Government may be different in different countries, according to their circumstances, their wishes, their wants. England loves her Queen, and has full motive to do so. Lajos Kossuth Hungarian Lawyer More Lajos Kossuth Quotes 1
People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a plutocracy, a government of the rich. Jose Saramago Portuguese Writer More Jose Saramago Quotes 1
You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President. Charles Schumer American Politician More Charles Schumer Quotes 1
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny. Charles Barkley American Athlete More Charles Barkley Quotes 1
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them. Karl Marx German Philosopher More Karl Marx Quotes 1
Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate? Will Rogers American Actor More Will Rogers Quotes 1
It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. Alan Shepard American Astronaut More Alan Shepard Quotes 1
The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them. Abraham Lincoln American President More Abraham Lincoln Quotes 1
Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it. Mark Twain American Author More Mark Twain Quotes 1
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw Irish Dramatist More George Bernard Shaw Quotes 1
I honestly do not know if civil disobedience has any effect on the government. I can promise you it has a great effect on the person who chooses to do it. Martin Sheen American Actor More Martin Sheen Quotes 0
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. Abraham Lincoln American President More Abraham Lincoln Quotes 0
This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it. Abraham Lincoln American President More Abraham Lincoln Quotes 0
I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at all. My response is that the only country I know that doesn't have an economic development plan is Papa New Guinea. Jon Huntsman, Jr. American Politician More Jon Huntsman, Jr. Quotes 0
I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could. Kay Bailey Hutchison American Politician More Kay Bailey Hutchison Quotes 0
Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. James Russell Lowell American Poet More James Russell Lowell Quotes 0