Edmund Burke 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.

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

I reiterate that the rigor and credibility brought to the world by Monti's government are for us a point of no return.

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and transparent ally of the people. Bureaucratic inefficiencies, abuses of power and the misappropriation of public funds must end.

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones.

Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs, and do them well.

Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: 'Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?' If you don't ask those questions, your governance will not be good.

A state is better governed which has few laws, and those laws strictly observed.

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.

My task as a citizen is to get the government to do more good and less inefficient and wasteful work.

People's trust in their public institutions depends on their government getting results.

We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate.

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.

The people want government that works for them at every level.

The government has to be good, and just, and gentle.

Administration is the essence of government, and its quality is a prime condition of civic comfort.

We have Triple A Credit but we do not have a Triple A Government

To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.

The most basic building block of any successful government is, first and foremost, a moral authority over the people it leads.

Government should do a few things, and do them right

May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and secure basis and thus enjoy the reward which I desire, but only if I may be called the author of the best possible government; and bear with me the hope when I die that the foundations which I have laid for its future government, will stand firm and stable.

Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration.