The best Governments of the World have bin composed of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.
The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.
The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised.
To take an analogy: if we say that a democratic government is the best kind of government, we mean that it most completely fulfills the highest function of a government - the realisation of the will of the people.
The greater part of the governments on earth may be termed monarchical aristocracies, or hereditary dominions independent of the people.
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.