A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.

Quote by Bertrand De Jouvenel

Topics: Government Quotes, Ideas Quotes

Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens.

Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens.

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each...

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each...

Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called...

Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to...

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an...

If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

Too much law was too much government; and too much government was too little individual...

Too much law was too much government; and too much government was too little individual...

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely...

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely...

In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.

In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical...

The basis of effective government is public confidence, and that confidence is endangered when ethical...

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly...

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly...

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little...

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little...

It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold...

It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding that it can hold...

The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest...

The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest...

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.

Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.

Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.

Ideas, like individuals, live and die. They flourish, according to their nature, in one soil...

Ideas, like individuals, live and die. They flourish, according to their nature, in one soil...

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea...

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea...