Quotes about government
575 quotes from 235 people
I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
Will Rogers1879–1935Ambassador of Good Will, Prince of Wit and Wisdom (1935)Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for.
- Will Rogers1879–1935Will Rogers, Ambassador of Good Will, Prince of Wit and Wisdom (1935)
- Will Rogers1879–1935Daily Telegram #1230, Congress Session, Rogers Says, Is Like Baby Getting A Hammer (4 July 1930)
- Will Rogers1879–1935The Will Rogers Book (1972)
Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Radio address (2 March 1930), in Public Papers of Governor Roosevelt (1930), p. 710- Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Letter to Col. Edward Mandell House (21 November 1933); as quoted in F.D.R.: His Personal Letters, 1928-1945, edited by Elliott Roosevelt (New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1950), pg. 373
Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.
Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Address at Madison Square Garden (1936)- Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Fireside Chat (24 June 1938)
Theodore Roosevelt1858–1919Speech at Asheville, North Carolina (9 September 1902)A healthy republican government must rest upon individuals, not upon classes or sections.
Theodore Roosevelt1858–1919A Square Deal (1903)Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.
Every law the people has not ratified in person is null and void—is, in fact, not a law.
