Quotes about Government
While just government protects all in their religious rites, true religion affords government its surest support.
— George Washington
Government is frequently and aptly classed under two descriptions-a government of force, and a government of laws; the first is the definition of despotism-the last, of liberty.
— Alexander Hamilton
Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.
— Harry S. Truman
God is in charge, and alone sits as the ultimate government over His creation. All other governments are then to reflect His ultimate rule.
— Tony Evans
The further the departure from direct and constant control by the citizens, the less has the government of the ingredient of republicanism.
— Thomas Jefferson
The ultimate authority resides in the people, and that if the federal government got too powerful and overstepped its authority, then the people would develop plans of resistance and resort to arms.
— James Madison
History comes and history goes, but principles endure, and ensure future generations will defend liberty not as a gift from government but as a blessing from our Creator.
— Ronald Reagan
Governments are the sails, the people the wind, the country is the ship and time is the sea.
— Ludwig Borne
The obligation of human beings to support and obey human governments, while they legislate upon the principles of the moral law, is an unalterable as the moral law itself.
— Charles Finney
People don't change under governments. Governments change. People remain the same.
— Will Rogers
No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.
— Benjamin Disraeli
It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.
— Andrew Jackson