Government Run Famous Quotes

The American government is, in theory, 'of the people, by the people, for the people.' Can you tell me which governmental quotes were of, by, or for which people?

"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit." - William Shakespeare

Quiz created by: Bill Graves

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1. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.

Ronald Reagan
Rush Limbaugh
George H. W. Bush
Barry Goldwater

2. Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

George Carlin
Mark Twain
Will Rogers
Benjamin Franklin

3. Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin

4. Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington

5. If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?

George Carlin
Paul Harvey
Mark Twain
Will Rogers

6. If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Aquinas
Abraham Lincoln

7. In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

Mahandas Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Augustine
George Washington

8. It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Harry Truman
Thomas Jefferson

9. Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Disraeli

10. No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

Thomas Paine
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln

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<h1>Government Run Famous Quotes</h1><p>The American government is, in theory, 'of the people, by the people, for the people.' Can you tell me which governmental quotes were of, by, or for which people?<br /><br />"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit." - William Shakespeare</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/billgraves.shtml">Bill Graves</a></p><br>1. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ronald Reagan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rush Limbaugh</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George H. W. Bush</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barry Goldwater</div>
<br>2. Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Carlin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Will Rogers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Franklin</div>
<br>3. Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Paine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Jefferson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Franklin</div>
<br>4. Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Paine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Franklin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Jefferson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div>
<br>5. If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Carlin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paul Harvey</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Will Rogers</div>
<br>6. If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) James Madison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Franklin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Aquinas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div>
<br>7. In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mahandas Gandhi</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nelson Mandela</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Augustine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div>
<br>8. It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Harry Truman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Jefferson</div>
<br>9. Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Franklin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Jefferson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Paine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Disraeli</div>
<br>10. No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Paine</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Jefferson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Abraham Lincoln</div>
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