We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.

Quote by Kwame Nkrumah

Topics: Government Quotes

Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy...

Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy...

The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an...

The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an...

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.

Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and...

Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and...

A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It...

A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It...

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be...

It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be...

The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from...

The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms (of government) those entrusted with power...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible...

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible...

So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then...

So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then...

The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals.

The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals.

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the...

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the...

I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves....

I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves....

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to...

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to...

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and...

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and...

Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about...

Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about...

When politics and religion are intermingled, a people is suffused with a sense of invulnerability,...

When politics and religion are intermingled, a people is suffused with a sense of invulnerability,...