That government is not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.
Good government is good politics.
Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind.
You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.
Every good government is made up of good families. The unit of good government is the family, and anything that tends to destroy the family is perfectly devilish and infamous.
The essence of good government is trust.
The government is best which makes itself unnecessary.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.