government Quotes

These, then, are the four kinds of royalty. First the monarchy of the heroic ages; this was exercised over voluntary subjects, but limited to certain functions; the king was a general and a judge, and had the control of religion... ...

Men agree that justice in the abstract is proportion, but they differ in that some think that if they are equal in any respect they are equal absolutely, others that if they are unequal in any respect they should be... ...

The best political community is one where the middle class has control and is larger than both other classes.

A democracy when put to the strain grows weak, and is supplanted by Oligarchy.

. .we would have to say that hereditary succession is harmful. You may say the king, having sovereign power, will not in that case hand over to his children. But it is hard to believe that: it is a difficult... ...

A very populous city can rarely, if ever, be well governed.

Aristocracy is that form of government in which education and discipline are qualifications for suffrage and office holding.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

“We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government. 'Am I my brother's keeper?' Most certainly I am! I cannot escape my responsibility by saying the State will do all that is necessary. It is a tragedy... ...

“We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government.”