As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
That government is best which governs least.
Small towns are the worst for getting recognised.
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
Everybody knows that the industrialized nations are the worst offenders.
I look back at history, and some of the worst governments we've ever had, you know one of the first things they ever did? They went after the trade unions.
The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high.
To me, the most powerful people in this country, politically, are mayors. If you took all the mayors of the 25 biggest cities and you got them together, you could do more on that level than you ever could through the bureaucracy in Washington.