27 result(s) for Quotes About Government And Quickness.
"The government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."
"A government is the unique entity that is allowed to use force to maintain order."
"The government that governs best, governs least."
"The bureaucracy is a circle of trust. There is less accountability in it than in the private sector."
"Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
"The art of government is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable."
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"The trouble with government as it is, is that it does not represent the people; it controls them."
"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws."
"In government, it is far more important to have principles than to be successful."
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."
"If you've got a government that works, it works quickly. If it doesn't, you're not going to be in the same country for long."
"The process of empowering people to make decisions quickly is crucial to the function of government."
"You can’t govern a nation without God and the Bible."
"The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves."
"War is what happens when language fails."
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses."
"Politics is not a game; it is an earnest business."
"In every government, there are those who will take authority as a right rather than a privilege."
"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote."
"The problem with political jokes is they get elected."
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"An efficient bureaucracy is a sign of a healthy government."
"A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation."
"The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic."
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
"When the government goes wrong, it is because the citizens do not understand how government works."
"Politics is a game of quick decisions and careful language."
