“'But the people choose their own rulers,' remarked Errington reflectively. 'Ah, the poor people!' sighed Thelma. 'They know so very little, and they are taught so badly! I think they never do quite understand what they do want — they are the same in all histories — like little children, they get bew…”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“Among a large class, there seemed to be a dependence upon the government for every conceivable thing. The members of this class had little ambition to create a position for themselves, but wanted the federal officials to create one for them. How many times I wished then and have often wished since,…”— Booker T. Washington, amazon.com
“There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers - which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens.”— Martin Van Buren, amazon.com
“I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.”— Martin Van Buren, amazon.com
“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.”— Martin Van Buren, amazon.com
“As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.”— Martin Van Buren, amazon.com
“Should the ruling hand show signs of weakness in such a State the result will not be to cause a kind of hibernation of the State but rather to awaken the individualist instincts which are slumbering in the ethnological groups. These instincts do not make themselves felt as long as these groups are d…”— Adolf Hitler, amazon.com
“In concluding, I want to express the hope that the dealings of this Government of ours with the Indians will always be just and fair. They were the inheritors of the land that we live in. They were not capable of developing it, or of really appreciating its possibilities, but they owned it when the…”— Buffalo Bill Cody, amazon.com
“When the savages of Louisiana are desirous of fruit, they cut the tree to the root and gather the fruit. This is an emblem of despotic government.”— Baron de Montesquieu, amazon.com
“That road to a remedy of Nigeria’s political problems will not come easily. The key, as I see it, lies in the manner in which the leadership of the country is selected. When I refer to leadership I am really talking about leaders at every level of government and sphere of society, from the local gov…”— Chinua Achebe, amazon.com
“Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests. Now it was a diplomatist—that is, a practical manager of one kind of government matters—who invented that wonderful phrase—a whole world full of humbug in half-a-dozen words—that 'Language was given to us to…”— P.T. Barnum, amazon.com
“The government is a greedy piglet that suckles on a taxpayer’s teat until they have sore, chapped nipples.”— Harris Wittels, Ron Swanson, Nick Offerman, imdb.com
“Not one country in existence today has had the same borders and government for as long as two hundred years. The world will continue changing.”— Jim Rogers, amazon.com
“This legislation alone will not bring an end to the ghetto—but it will provide the opportunity for those persons economically able to escape the ghetto to do so, and to take their families with them. It will assure them free choice in the selection of their housing. For those still condemned by pove…”— Walter Mondale, moses.law.umn.edu
“Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government.”— John McCain, nytimes.com
“The first role of government is to help people who are in crisis or need. That's why we have government.”— John McCain, presidency.ucsb.edu
“All you've ever asked of your government is to stand on your side and not in your way. And that's what I intend to do: stand on your side and fight for your future.”— John McCain, en.wikiquote.org
“By my count, Trump has violated at least 6 of the 10 commandments so as soon as you ask for him to seek forgiveness we can talk about other folks.”— Kathy Griffin, twitter.com
“You know, my whole life and career has been championing the rights of women, gay folk and disenfranchised folk. This administration is a fucking nightmare for us.”— Kathy Griffin, theguardian.com