2007-02-01 06:39:59 · 13 answers · asked by jacob7891 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I think it was Thomas Jefferson that said "The government that governs least, governs best."
2007-02-01 06:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by Just me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson, and the quote goes this way:
The government that governs least governs best.
Emerson said: The less government we have the better.
2007-02-01 06:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by SAMUEL ELI 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen Colbert repeated it while speaking in front of the President. It was hilarious. He said that the government that governs least governs best, and by this standard we are doing a bang up job in Iraq.
2007-02-01 08:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-02-01 07:35:20 · answer #4 · answered by bereal1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know, but, one of our founding fathers has said: " A Revolution is good for a government about every ten years." Or something pretty close to that.
2007-02-01 06:45:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson and Ronald Reagen
2007-02-01 06:46:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was Thomas Jefferson, but it's "....governs least, governs best."
2007-02-01 06:48:01 · answer #7 · answered by BNKsMomma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I 'll raise you, who said "the government that governs best , governs not at all!" ????
2007-02-01 06:45:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Classic Liberal who wanted little from government, but mostly wanted to be left alone to pursue life as they saw it, taking personal responsibility for his own circumstances.
2007-02-01 06:46:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
John Stuart Mill.
2007-02-01 06:42:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋