The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves.

Quote by James Knox Polk

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The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable,...

The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable,...

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements....

We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.

We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

The greatest of all evils is a weak government.

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer,...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

We must judge of a form of government by it's general tendency, not by happy...

Government is essentially immoral.

Government is essentially immoral.

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.

Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

Yes! you are the ruin--the ruin--the ruin--of me. I have no resources in myself, I...

Yes! you are the ruin--the ruin--the ruin--of me. I have no resources in myself, I...

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.

The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.

Terrorism is in good part an effect of government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention...

Terrorism is in good part an effect of government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention...

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts...

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts...

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than...

Institutions -- government, churches, industries, and the like -- have properly no other function than...

God is a great expense but government would be impossible without him.

God is a great expense but government would be impossible without him.

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media,...

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media,...