Government Quotes

Authority is not a power, it is a responsibility.

When the competent men of the system are compelled to quit, the system will soon quit itself.

At all times an empire is more important than emperor and empress, prince and princess.

When one with honeyed words but evil mindPersuades the mob, great woes befall the state.

Weak men cannot handle power. It will either crush them, or they will use it to crush others

Everybody says that I have a lot of power. But what does that power consist of?... Can I influence governments? I am beginning to be able to..." (1995)

The main obstacle to further progress on the resource curse is China, and to a lesser extent India.

The corporate government is heavily influenced by the utility company cartel.

... A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopolyof the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory.

Small differences in a system of great power can have enormous consequences. [Source: Al Jazeera 'Upfront' interview]

You can’t write novels without a touch of paranoia. I’m paranoid as an act of good citizenship, concerned about what the powerful people are up to.

Power without compassion is like a giant that blocks the sunlight.

Communities that can't read and translate what the powers are putting out will always be tricked.

Access to unlimited funds by a government, not surprisingly, leads to an unlimited government.

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Life is meant for the living but fit for the dead.

An anarchist government somehow creates an impression in the hearts of citizens that no one cares.

An act of charity by the citizens questions the worthiness of the government.

System fails when people with ability don't have authority and people with authority don't have ability.

USA schools know that computer electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions, WiFi and campus cell towers are radiation poisoning the children and the government is determined to keep on doing it.

the illusion that power lies within the hands of the common man is more important than legitimate efficiency within the government.

The gross evil of our time defies all labels.

If Governments Promote The Principles Of The Kingdom, Then We Will See An Established Society

Decades of corporate government deregulation and reduced funding of important government departments has the country well along the path to a lawless society.

In a democratic society freedom of expression and information are protected and government lack of concern in protecting them is a serious issue.

When there is no Personal Responsibility in any society, there cannot be a responsible government. Responsible government is an off shoot of a culture of Personal Responsibility.

Why anarchy? Because anything less would be uncivilized.

The word "rights", is something that governments need to provide you and protect you from but, the governments are the basic violators of all human rights.

Blessed are the peacemakers? Billed are the warmongers, and then you shall have peace.

We are soon approaching a refined holiday, "Merry Mas, " where Christ will be taken out of its context.

We are in a mutually dependent society, called civilization, and government is the oil that keeps it running and the lifeblood that carries oxygen to the various parts of the civic body.

Using coercion to drive charity is like using kidnapping to create love.

Tribalism is an addiction that is driven by false beliefs that need to be reflected back to be perceived as true.

Politics doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt politics.

Politics doesn’t mean playing deceitful and trickery games against the people, it means playing resourceful and organized games for the people.

Public strengthens politics but politics weakens public.

People and institutions that refuse to admit error eventually discredit themselves.

We must pray for our leaders, to rule in righteousness.

Lead diligently.

Business is boss, politics is servant.

It's not what you do, but what you appear to do.

Government should protect people and regulate corporations, not protect corporations and regulate people.

Governments do not create, individuals create. Every invention was once just a thought inside someones head.

It is important for all of us to understand that free people are not governed by rules. Here at Hillsdale we are governed by goals, and then the rules are very broad.

The best thing to learn from any government is that it does not get affacted by what other people talk or think about it.

The government can make laws, but only the God can give self-esteem where there is none

Be careful what you say...you might end up in my next book!

No truth, no equality. No equality, no justice. No justice, no peace. No peace, no love. No love, only darkness.

People in third world countries aren't living in poverty, they're living pretty much as nature intended us to live it and putting us all to shame

How the prisoner and the immigrant are treated by the government, how the poor are treated and those without influence: this is secretly how the government would like to treat us all.