The best Quotes about the Government

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

Thor: "Do you see yourself above them?"
Loki: "Oh yes."
Thor: "Then you miss the truth of ruling, brother."

We're a government that believes in everybody having the illusion of free will.

You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom.

Bullets change governments far surer than votes.

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time do for it too little.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

The state is made for man, not man for the state.

He, who does not correct small faults, shalt not control great ones.

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. They are frank in admitting this and are willing to pay for such talents.

Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at last.

War is young men dying and old men talking. You know this. Ignore the politics.

Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.

Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

An honest man in politics shines more there than he would elsewhere.

You're in politics. You know that no one can claw their way to the top without getting a little dirt under their fingernails.

They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that.

Statecraft is the art of attending to small matters as diligently as grand ones.

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Remember, remember ...the fifth of november

The day we stop believing democracy can work is the day we lose it.

The only ones who gods care about is themselves.

Loki: "I have an army."
Iron Man: "We have a Hulk!"

When we pray we admit defeat.

If you expect the worst from a person you can never be disappointed.

Every man dies, not every man really lives.

Remember, with great power. comes great responsibility!

The problem with dating dream girls is that they have a tendency to become real.

Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap.

Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

Tel Aviv is new, built on the sand dunes north of Jaffa in the 1890s, about the same time Miami was founded. The cities bear a resemblance in size, site, climate, and architecture.

The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.

I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies in a fight. But my friends, my goddamned friends, they're the ones who keep me walking the floor at nights.

A kiss is something you need both hands for.

Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.

When government - in pursuit of good intentions - tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

The soul is dyed with the color of its leisure thoughts.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.