If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
...a revolution of government is the strongest proof that can be given by a people of their virtue and good sense.
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.