113 result(s) for Anti-Government Quotes.
"The highest duty of the United States is to teach the lesson of liberty to the world."
"That government is best which governs not at all."
"I believe that government is a thing people have created and it can also uncreate it."
"The people are the government, and what we do with such power is our decision alone."
"A government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other."
"In a free society, the government is the servant of the people, not their master."
"The more I read and learned about the government, the more I was disturbed by how it operated."
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"The truth is that the government cannot give you anything that it does not first take away from somebody else."
"The government can only steal a little bit at a time and hope you don't notice."
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
"The trouble with government as it is, is that it does not represent the people."
"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle."
"The principle of all power is the people."
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
"The masses are slow to laugh, but when they do, they are fierce."
"Liberty is not a matter of living outside the law; it is a matter of living within the truth."
"No one can be truly free until all are free."
"The minute that the government takes away the citizens' right to bear arms is the minute you begin to lose your freedom."
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."
"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself."
"It is not the function of government to keep the citizens from falling into error; it is the function of the citizens to keep the government from falling into error."
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"The government is a necessary evil, but it is also a great danger to freedom."
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is a force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
"That government is best which governs least."
"The government is always a good servant but a bad master."
"The greatest danger to liberty lies in the consolidation of power in the hands of a few."
"In a free society, the government is a servant of the people, not their master."
"Government is like a toilet: It works best when it's clean and well-maintained, but mismanagement leads to disaster."
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive."
"The mark of an educated man is not that he knows how to vote, but that he knows what he is voting for."
"Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it."
"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
"An intelligent man is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things."
"Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."
"Men are not qualified for the exercise of self-government who are not qualified for the exercise of self-control."
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"In the end, government is not about power but performance. Mismanagement can cause it to be inevitably weak."
"There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him."
"I consider it a mark of great integrity to make one's own choices and take the consequences. It's called being free."
"A man who is afraid will clamor for justice; but a man who is determined will clamour for freedom."
"You can't be in government in a democracy and not make enemies. If you do, you're not doing your job."
"It is often easier to become outraged by injustices half a world away than to face the hard truths at home."
"There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
"He who knows others and knows himself is invincible; he who knows neither himself nor others will be defeated in every battle."
"Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
"I think the government is a great thing, I just don't think it should exist."
"No one is more oppressed than the oppressor."
"The function of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government may be a necessary evil, but it is still evil."
"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
"To force a man to pay for the violation of his own liberty is indeed an addition of insult to injury."
"If you think that the government will take care of you, you are mistaken."
"Big government is a big problem."
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
"Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through."
"He who knows the law and does not follow it is a hypocrite, he who does not know it is a fool, but he who controls its enforcement is a tyrant."
"Citizens must not only have the rights of a citizen; they must also have the right to question their government."
"Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves."
"The greatest danger to liberty is not the government’s repression of freedoms, but rather its theft of freedoms under the guise of protecting them."
"An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger."
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."
"In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty."
"The government is best which governs least."
"In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant."
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."
"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty."
"The greatest danger to liberty today is that the government may become too strong and oppressive."
"If the government is going to meddle in business, it should take its hands off the market and let the market regulate itself."
"Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God."
"The state is nothing but an instrument of exploitation by one class against another."
"A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular."
"It is not the function of our government to keep the citizen from gaining the blessings of liberty by making it easy for him to gain."
"The ultimate aim of the political system is to unite the people with their rulers."
"That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."
"Liberty can no more be divided than it can be destroyed."
"The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts."
"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
"Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government."
"The primary function of government is to protect its citizens."
"Nothing is more costly, nothing is more dangerous than a weak government."
"Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison."
"You can't be afraid of what people are going to say. You can't be afraid of what people are going to think."
"Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something. Not even me."
"The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism."
"Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither."
"The best government is that which governs least."
"The government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."
"In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes."
"The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government."
"No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session."
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
"An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can."
"The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal."
"Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem."
"A government that doesn’t allow its citizens to express dissent is not a government worth having."
"I am not a fan of government."
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"If you think government is the answer, you don’t understand the question."
"The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level."
"A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them."
"An army of deer led by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions led by a deer."
"All governments are corrupt and always will be."
"Big government is a parasitic monster."
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
"Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians."
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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