Quotes and Sayings About Government
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To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too large.
-- Aristotle -
Democracy is the form of government in which the free are rulers.
-- Aristotle -
That rule is the better which is exercised over better subjects.
-- Aristotle -
When there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceed in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end.
-- Aristotle -
Good laws, if they are not obeyed, do not constitute good government.
-- Aristotle -
A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state, especially of the highest of all. The government is everywhere sovereign in the state, and the constitution is in fact the government.
-- Aristotle -
When the citizens at large administer the state for the common interest, the government is called by the generic name - a constitution.
-- Aristotle -
The goodness or badness, justice or injustice, of laws varies of necessity with the constitution of states. This, however, is clear, that the laws must be adapted to the constitutions. But if so, true forms of government will of necessity have just laws, and perverted forms of government will have unjust laws.
-- Aristotle -
Now what is just and right is to be interpreted in the sense of 'what is equal'; and that which is right in the sense of being equal is to be considered with reference to the advantage of the state, and the common good of the citizens. And a citizen is one who shares in governing and being governed. He differs under different forms of government, but in the best state he is one who is able and willing to be governed and to govern with a view to the life of virtue.
-- Aristotle -
Aristocracy is that form of government in which education and discipline are qualifications for suffrage and office holding.
-- Aristotle -
Nuclear weapons production and testing has involved extensive health and environmental damage .... One of the most remarkable features of this damage has been the readiness of governments to harm the very people that they claimed they were protecting by building these weapons for national security reasons. In general, this harm was inflicted on people in disregard of democratic norms. Secrecy, fabrication of data, cover-ups in the face of attempted public inquiry, and even human experiments without informed consent have all occurred in nuclear weapons production and testing programs.
-- Arjun Makhijani -
The object of leadership may be stated as having a system whereby a leader recognizes what is good for the good of the government, for the good of the nation, for the good of humanity, and recognizes the qualities he has and what he can do within his own limitations. He cannot do, and should not attempt to do, the impossible, but he should not fail to attempt something that might be extremely difficult and may be possible.
-- Arleigh Burke -
I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule.
-- Arlen Specter -
The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
-- Arlen Specter -
And were in the middle of a perfect storm. These days, government social services are being bad-mouthed and defunded. The non-profit world is looking more and more like the for-profit world. The growing gap between rich and poor makes most of us very anxious about where we stand.
-- Arlie Russell Hochschild -
I don't think I should tell you what to do, nor should the government. As long as you enjoy your own personal liberties and don't infringe on the liberties of others, I don't care.
-- Armie Hammer -
The politics of austerity, of higher taxes, decided by governments, have lengthened the economic crisis.
-- Arnaud Montebourg -
I have come to believe that politicians are in the business of 'marketing' their product to the public, by exaggerating threats and over-selling government solutions.
-- Arnold Kling -
When the government pays, health care's lack of affordability becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. In health care, as in other things, government is the high-cost producer.
-- Arnold Kling -
The gap between what one knows and what one thinks one knows may be higher in the ranks of the elite. The result is supposedly-clever government interventions, introduced with excessive confidence, leading to disastrous results.
-- Arnold Kling -
Combating climate change requires collaboration with many levels of government.
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger -
We are a forward-looking people, and we must have a forward-looking government.
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger -
I ask citizens and governments everywhere to do their part by conserving energy and reducing the use of fossil fuels for the good of the world community. This is our duty to those who share this world with us and to those who follow us: Wherever we see a threat to our environment we must take action
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger -
Any company executive who overcharges the government more than $5 million will be fined $50 or have to go to traffic school three nights a week
-- Art Buchwald -
This is not an easy time for humorists because the government is far funnier than we are.
-- Art Buchwald -
Who knows? Maybe my life belongs to God. Maybe it belongs to me. But I do know one thing: I'm damned if it belongs to the government.
-- Art Hoppe -
His Majesty's Government looks with favour upon the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jews.
-- Arthur Balfour -
There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair.
-- Arthur C. Brooks -
Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government.
-- Arthur C. Brooks -
As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship.
-- Arthur C. Brooks
