#gov

The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man. ↗

— William Beveridge

#common man #glory #government #happiness #man

Well, I thought the deal was, when you went to work for the government you weren't supposed to make money! ↗

— Joe Biden

#government #i #make #money #supposed

The British Government and the Irish Government have accepted very clearly the Mitchell Report. ↗

— Dick Spring

#british #british government #clearly #government #irish

My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all. ↗

— John Bolton

#best #better #closer #government #look

Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare — most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the “backseat driver” syndrome. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#equality

Maybe it's my libertarian philosophy: but being in government is hard. ↗

— John Bolton

#government #hard #libertarian #maybe #philosophy

Well, you could take several stories off the buildings of most U.S. government agencies and we'd all probably be better for it too. ↗

— John Bolton

#better #buildings #could #government #government agencies

I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#fox #government #i #i am #knowing

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#easily #governed #more #than #their

Our ports are owned by local governments who are responsible for the ports. It is the Coast Guard and Customs that provide security. The federal government will never outsource our security. ↗

— Kit Bond

#coast guard #customs #federal #federal government #government