Quotes by Voltaire

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as >>

To announce truths is an infallible receipt for being persecuted. >>

May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies >>

Quotations about Government

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human >>

You could afford your house without the government if it weren't for t >>

A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top. >>

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

Voltaire