If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad, any government, being composed of human beings, would be bad also.

Quote by Fred Woodworth

Topics: Goodness Quotes, Government Quotes

If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad,...

If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad,...

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in...

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in...

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in...

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the...

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the...

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of...

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of...

The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to...

The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the...

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the...

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's...

It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's...

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant...

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant...

The business of government should be businesslike.

The business of government should be businesslike.

There is no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...

There is no question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and...

The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.

The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.

Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs...

Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...