#good government

The essence of good government is trust. ↗

— Kathleen Sebelius

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People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. ↗

— James Bovard

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A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it. ↗

— Dean Inge

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Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs, and do them well. ↗

— Matthew Lesko

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Good government is the outcome of private virtue. ↗

— John Jay Chapman

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A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained. ↗

— Joseph Story

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Good ideas are the backbone of good government. ↗

— Brian Schweitzer

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Good government is good politics. ↗

— Richard J. Daley

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I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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