David Lloyd George Quotes

Politics is activity in relation to power.

I am the government.

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you.

A political society cannot endure without a supreme will somewhere.

Because I am the supreme authority.

They who possess the prince possess the laws.

The people who own the country ought to govern it.

Governing is about selecting.

Politics determine who has the power, not who has the truth.

In no form of government is there an absolute identity of interest between the people and their rulers

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

It is not good to have a rule of many.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs.

Great is the hand that holds dominion over man by a scribbled name.

One hardly saves a world without ruling it.

I'm interested in power.

You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

I’m the constitution around here now.

Rulers come and go; governments end and forms of government change; but sovereignty survives.

Smash the lot of them …. Show them the fist. Prove yourself a sovereign. You are the autocrat and they should not dare to forget it.

The World is governed too much.

If the people be governors, who shall be governed?