Governance Quotes

"The worth of the State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it" "The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar" "Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage" "We are a nation that has a government—not the other way around" "The monarch and his ministers should work as one body." "Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage" "Wise actions by countries are limited by time." "High office teaches decisiveness instead of details." "It is not wisdom but authority that makes a law" "Where there is no Law, there is no Freedom." "The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom." "Countries can survive war and famines and disease. They cannot survive leaders who despise their own people." "To govern means to pillage, as everyone knows." "Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power"