Quotes about Government
But people desire fair government. You say that constantly." "They want to believe in heroes, also. And villains. Especially when very frightened. It's less taxing than the truth.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Trust—or the lack of it—is at the root of success or failure in relationships and in the bottom-line results of business, industry, education, and government.
— Stephen Covey
Then a different paradigm was developed—government of the people, by the people, and for the people. And a constitutional democracy was born, unleashing tremendous human energy and ingenuity, and creating a standard of living, of freedom and liberty, of influence and hope unequaled
— Stephen Covey
Equal laws protecting equal rights…the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country.
— James Madison
There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.
— Confucius
For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.
— Ernest Hemingway
Prayer is subversive activity. It involves a more or less open act of defiance against any claim by the current regime.... [As we pray,] slowly but surely, not culture, not family, not government, not job, not even the tyrannous self can stand against the quiet power and creative influence of God's sovereignty.
— Eugene Peterson
Government social programs introduced in the '60s by liberal Democratic politicians seduced black men into relying on 'programs' over God.
— Jesse Lee Peterson
Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.
— Ambrose of Milan
In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.
— Cicero
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.
— William Howard Taft
Sometimes it requires national impetus to deliver real change.
— Chuka Umunna