Quotes About Government

Democracy passes into despotism.

Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.

Democracy leads to anarchy, which is mob rule.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government is to live under the government of worse men.

The first destroyer of the liberties of a people is he who first gave them bounties and largess

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits

It was] better to set up a monarchy themselves than to suffer a sedition to continue that must certainly end in one.

Lycurgus did not regard sons as the peculiar property of their fathers, but rather as the common property of the state

But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith.

Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP.

But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches' bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government - yes, a Labour government - is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools.

Inequality makes everyone unhappy, the poor most of all, and that is well within the remit of the state. More money gives less extra happiness the richer we get, yet we are addicted to earning and spending more every year.

Dr Tag isch nid färn wenn dä erst Bundesrat sy Joint raucht!

T]here can be no doubt that we should take the best system of government to be the one that combines [kingship, aristocracy, and democracy]. This is not just a matter of theory: we have actual experience of such a system in the Spartan constitution, which Lycurgus founded along these lines.

Justice requires that to lawfully constituted Authority there be given that respect and obedience which is its due; that the laws which are made shall be in wise conformity with the common good; and that, as a matter of conscience all men shall render obedience to these laws.

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion.

An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications. Or else a mouse is a transistorized elephant.

Don't expect any NGO and social association to protest against this unjust covid vaccination drive because they do agitation and bandh drama only when they are paid hugely and remain funded puppet like media in the hands of government. Individuals have to fight against this atrocity alone before they become victim

Apa gunanya memaki? Mereka memang anjing. Mereka memang binatang. Dulu bisa mengadu, dulu ada pengadilan. Dulu ada polisi, kalau duit kita dicolong tetangga kita. Apa sekarang? Hakim-hakim, jaksa-jaksa yang sekarang juga nyolong kita punya. Siapa mesti mengadili kalau hakim dan jaksanya sendiri pencuri?

Setiap kerusuhan di sesuatu negeri, bukan hanya Tumampel, adalah cerminan dari ketidakmampuan yang memerintah.

Pemerintah punya mau. Orang gunung punya mau sendiri. Kampon(g) tetap kampon(g). Desa ada boleh di darat - Mana Sambur, Ketika Mendengar Pembangunan Gereja Kristen & Pembangunan Desa.