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Good government6 quotes
The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government. — George Washington · 1789A good government implies two things: first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained. — James Madison · 1788For forms of government let fools contest;
Whate'er is best administered is best. — Alexander Pope · 1733For where's the state beneath the firmament
That doth excel the bees for government? — Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas · 1578Their united reigns are possibly the only period of history in which the happiness of a great people was the sole object of government. — Edward Gibbon · 1776Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity and usefulness. — Grover Cleveland · 1885Government3 quotes
A good government implies two things: first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained. — James Madison · 1788For forms of government let fools contest;
Whate'er is best administered is best. — Alexander Pope · 1733For where's the state beneath the firmament
That doth excel the bees for government? — Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas · 1578Political theory3 quotes
The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government. — George Washington · 1789A good government implies two things: first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained. — James Madison · 1788For forms of government let fools contest;
Whate'er is best administered is best. — Alexander Pope · 1733Politics2 quotes
The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government. — George Washington · 1789A good government implies two things: first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained. — James Madison · 1788Bees1 quote
For where's the state beneath the firmament
That doth excel the bees for government? — Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas · 1578Civic duty1 quote
Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity and usefulness. — Grover Cleveland · 1885