25 result(s) for Government Sacrifice Quotes.
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master."
"The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves—in their separate and individual capacities."
"Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people."
"The art of government is the organization of idolatry."
"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."
"The government is us; we are the government, you and I."
"The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem."
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"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have."
"That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."
"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen."
"Government is a necessary evil, but an evil."
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."
"Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men."
"Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes; and armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few."
"The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust."
"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government."
"The essence of Government is power; and power, delegated to those who manage it, must be exercised throughout the community, for good or for evil."
"The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves."
"The end of government is the good of mankind."
"The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors."
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"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive."
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
"It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority."
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
