The government will fall next week; it is clear that it is now hanging by a thread.
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 is about service, and service must be anchored on compassion and empathy.
This Government is determined to improve the condition of living in the rural areas.
I have no doubt in my mind that government is about service to the people.
I want to see channels of dialogue and negotiation opened between the government and the insurgents.
We are also appealing to the government, military and security agencies to do the same.
"It is the role of the government to promote national integration."
The much-publicized disunity on the Government side was not a main cause of defeat.
Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.