What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
In matters of government, justice means force as well as virtue.
A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.
A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.
War is like government, a matter of tact.
When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation
It is easy to know when a government wishes for peace by observing the character of the person sent to negotiate for it.
Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so.
It is an ambassador's duty to stand up for his nation's foreign policy in any era and under any government whatsoever. Ambassadors are, in the full meaning of the term, titled spies.
To listen to the interests of all marks an ordinary government; to foresee them marks a great government.
He is almost a statesman. He lies well.
I am a monarch of God's creation, and you reptiles of the earth dare not oppose me. I render an account of my government to none save God and Jesus Christ.
Where the Government is weak, military sway prevails.
A new-born Government must shine and astonish - the moment it loses its éclat it falls.
Public instruction should be the first object of government.
The art of government is not to let me grow stale.
The true policy of government is to make use of aristocracy, but under the forms and in the spirit of democracy.
A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.
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.