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The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.

— Benjamin Tucker

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine in society, with an expectation to have our persons and properties defended against unreasonable exactions either at home or abroad.

— Oliver Ellsworth

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.

— James Madison

The whole purpose of maintaining your power in government is to make sure that you stay in government. You stay in government by finding out who is liable to be against you. To do that, you try and put your finger into every single pie that is available to you.

— David Lloyd

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.

— Ernie Fletcher

Who controls the issuance of money controls the government!

— Nathan Meyer Rothschild

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

✗Opposing Perspectives

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

— Arlen Specter

My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.

— Olympia Snowe

We ought not to forget that the government, through all its departments, judicial as well as others, is administered by delegated and responsible agents; and that the power which really controls, ultimately, all the movements, is not in the agents, but those who elect or appoint them.

— John C. Calhoun