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Bad Government Quotes

Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government. Mackenzie King
A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad government. Joseph Story
Suits obviously had helped to promote bad government and he was as guilty as anyone for wearing them so steadfastly for twenty years. Of late he had become frightened of the government for the first time in his life, the way the structure of democracy had begun debasing people rather than enlivening them in their mutual concern. The structure was no longer concerned with the purpose for which it was designed, and a small part of the cause, Nordstrom thought, was probably that all politicians... Jim Harrison
A pure democracy is generally a very bad government, It is often the most tyrannical government on earth; for a multitude is often rash, and will not hear reason. Noah Webster
John Sharp Williams quote: "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government..."
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government. John Sharp Williams
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius
But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I got pulled deeper and deeper and saw how these issues become linked to governance, to corruption, to dictatorship. Wangari Maathai
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. James Bovard
Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government. Mackenzie King
Thomas Jefferson quote: "My reading of history convinces me that most bad government..."
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson
The banking collapse was caused, more than anything, by bad government policy and the total failure of bad regulation, rather than by greed. Nigel Farage
The first task of the doctor is ... political: the struggle against disease must begin with a war against bad government." Man will be totally and definitively cured only if he is first liberated... Michel Foucault
Ludwig von Mises quote: "The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were..."
The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. Ludwig von Mises
The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy. Carly Fiorina
In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks. Gijs de Vries

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