People who don't believe in government are likely to defile government.
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.
This is the negation of God erected into a system of Government.
There's a smokestack on the back of every government program.
Only the government – and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws.
They just hated and feared us because our government hated and feared them.
When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.
We are Liberals who believe in smaller government, lower taxes, greater freedom.
It is often said that our modern world is incapable of self-government.