Happiness of society is the end of government – John Adams

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have – Thomas Jefferson

That fatal drollery called a representative government – Benjamin Disraeli

I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts. ― Ronald Reagan

Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives – Ronald Reagan

We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian. – Lionel Trilling

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People shouldn’t be afraid of their governments. Governements should be afraid their people

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive – C. S. Lewis

The punishment suffered by the wise who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of bad men – Plato

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem – Milton Friedman

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your Government when it deserves it – Mark Twain

There are certain basic principles regarding the proper role of government. If principles are correct, then they can be applied to any specific proposal with confidence… The true statesman values principle above popularity, and works to create popularity for those political principles which are wise and just. Ezra Taft Benson

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.” ~ Thomas Jefferson.

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The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter – Winston Churchill

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have – Gernald R. Ford