I cannot watch the city of Chicago be destroyed by petty politics and bad government. — Harold Washington
Life under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so. — Oscar Wilde
Insurrection. An unsuccessful revolution; disaffection’s failure to substitute misrule for bad government. — Ambrose Bierce
Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government — William Lyon Mackenzie King
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government. — John Sharp Williams
The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments. — Ludwig von Mises
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. — Thomas Jefferson
[All governments] get into a rut where every potentially good story turns into a bad one. — Nick Clegg