Government Quotes
Jefferson leads this page, followed by Milton Friedman, Robert LeFevre and Lincoln. Most of it is political philosophy, with a few jokes mixed in: P. J. O’Rourke in Parliament of Whores (1991) says giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys, and Will Rogers, in 1935, said a comedian needs no credit when the whole government is working for him.
Two well-known lines are flagged. “Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants” is credited to William Penn, but the oldest wording the notes cite is from a 1949 speech by Norman Vincent Peale. The one about a government big enough to give you everything being big enough to take it away is credited to Barry Goldwater, and the notes point to older versions of it.
Government has no other end than the preservation of property.
A leftist government doesn't exist because being on the left has nothing to do with governments.
No government has yet been able to repeal natural laws, though they keep trying.
A change in the form of government, why should that make a difference in the way he lived?
The masses of Englishmen are not fit for an elective government.
Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.
I want government small enough to fit inside the Constitution.
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.