Government is like physics, you know - for every action, there's a reaction. Jesse Ventura actiongovernmentphysic Change image and share on social
When a government goes to war, particularly a democracy, it is the most solemn and awesome responsibility of our leaders - to decide to send our kids to go off and kill and die for us. Joe Wilson awesomedecidedemocracy Change image and share on social
The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself. James Wolcott amplificationconngovernment Change image and share on social
Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking. Clement Attlee democracydiscussioneffective Change image and share on social
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds. John Perry Barlow blindgovernmentinstall Change image and share on social
If taxation without consent is robbery, the United States government has never had, has not now, and is never likely to have, a single honest dollar in its treasury. If taxation without consent is not robbery, then any band of robbers have only to declare themselves a government, and all their robberies are legalized. Lysander Spooner bandconsentdeclare share on social
Gordon Ramsay grew up in a tourist town, Stratford-Upon-Avon, but in a part tourists don't visit - a council estate: a concrete bunker subsidized by the local government, synonymous with deprivation and blight. Bill Buford avonblightbunker share on social
Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Adrian Cronauer bedrockbuildconsent Change image and share on social
I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read 'Democracy in America' by Alexis de Tocqueville. There can never be a better book than that one on the strengths and vulnerabilities inherent in our form of government. Kurt Vonnegut alexisamericabook share on social
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government. John Sharp Williams badconvincegovernment Change image and share on social