Quotes on “government”

Everything not forbidden is compulsory

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena.

Governments want efficient technicians, not human beings, because human beings become dangerous to governments – and to organized religions as well. That is why governments and religious organizations seek to control education.

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.