If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. Henry David Thoreau agentbreakgovernment Change image and share on social
I understand why so many Americans are fed up with government. The 112th Congress was almost universally derided as the worst ever. It was the most polarized body since the end of Reconstruction, according to one study, and I grew embarrassed by its partisan bickering, inactivity, and refusal to address the vital challenges facing America. Olympia Snowe 112thaddressamerica share on social
First, take the government of the Indians out of politics; second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites; third, give the Indian the ballot. George Crook ballotgivegovernment Change image and share on social
There's a digital revolution taking place both in and out of government in favor of open-sourced data, innovation, and collaboration. Kathleen Sebelius collaborationdatumdigital Change image and share on social
If your government had given me a thousandth of the sum it spent to depose me, I could have won that war. Bao Dai deposegovernmentspend Change image and share on social
We... are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that if we remain ignorant. Charley Reese controlfreegovernment Change image and share on social
Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation. Gouverneur Morris advantageamericanarm Change image and share on social
Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims. Ayn Rand dangerousdisarmforce Change image and share on social
To rule is easy, to govern difficult. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe difficulteasygovern Change image and share on social
Having proceeded to this length, for which they are now ripe, we shall have a formidable rebellion against reason, the principle of all government, and against the very name of liberty. Henry Knox formidablegovernmentlength Change image and share on social