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They that govern the most make the least noise.
Management
John Selden

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A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.
Liberty
Seneca

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A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Taxes and Taxation
George Bernard Shaw

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The government who robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Debt
George Bernard Shaw

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The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
Prison
George Bernard Shaw

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Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
Government
Solon

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The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin.
Body
Gloria Steinem

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Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.
Lies and Lying
I. F. Stone

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We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.
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William Howard Taft

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That government is best which governs least.
Government
Henry David Thoreau

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Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
Prison
Henry David Thoreau

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The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.
Reform
Alexis De Tocqueville

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How much we like ourselves governs our performance.
Performance
Brian Tracy

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Politics is a fascinating game, because politics is government. It is the art of government.
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Harry S Truman

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Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.
Government
Harry S Truman

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We have the best government that money can buy.
Government
Mark Twain

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Govern thyself then you will be able to govern the world.
Self-control
Source Unknown

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Never forget public ignorance is the government's best friend.
Ignorance
Source Unknown

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No matter whom you vote for, the Government always gets in.
Voting
Source Unknown

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I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone.
Government
John Updike

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All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books.
Books - Reading
Voltaire

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Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.
Government
Voltaire

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It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
Government
Voltaire

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The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
Government
Voltaire

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Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
Government
George Washington

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun