Governance Quotes (page 3)

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• fear
• fire
• government

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence? it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master. George Washington

• government
• failed
• failing

Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations. Martin L. Gross

• work
• people
• growth

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are. Phil Gramm

• education
• hand
• government

Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands, and perpetuate its institutions. William Godwin

• rich
• government
• doing

Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich. Paul Getty

• innovation
• unique
• government

Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the resources to make sure solutions reach everyone who needs them. They also fund basic research, which is a crucial component of the innovation that improves life for everyone. Bill Gates

• learning
• people
• government

Governments never learn. Only people learn. Milton Friedman

• people
• government
• govern

Government cannot be all things to all people. Jane D. Hull

• health
• change
• government

Government health care changes the relationship between the citizen and the state, and, in fact, I think it's an assault on citizenship. Mark Steyn

• single
• simple
• humanity

Government has never increased the standard of living of one single human being in civilization's history. For some reason that simple truth has evaded everybody. Steve Wynn

• job
• government
• doe

Government does not create jobs, it only creates the conditions that make jobs more or less likely. Mitch Daniels

• help
• trust
• responsibility

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness. Fred Woodworth

• friend
• government
• rich

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies. Wendell Phillips

• government
• needs
• butchers

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers. Voltaire

• business
• government
• busy

Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country. Norman Cousins