Government(Related Subjects: Bureaucracy, Politics, Democracy)

There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action. Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) For every action there is an equal and opposite government program. Bob Wells Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians. Chester Bowles (1901 - 1986) After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood. Fred Thompson, Speech before the Commonwealth Club of California You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature. George W. Bush (1946 - ), Speech on May 17, 2002 Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship. Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), Lecture at Columbia University, 28 Apr. 1959 You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does big things badly, does small things badly, too. John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - ) The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop. P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - ) Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. Richard M. Nixon (1913 - 1994) So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), Hansard, November 12, 1936 Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. Tom Robbins (1936 - ) It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. Voltaire (1694 - 1778) I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. Will Rogers (1879 - 1935), Saturday Review, Aug. 25, 1962 There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. Will Rogers (1879 - 1935) The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. William H. Borah