A Quote by Joseph de Maistre

Every country has the government it deserves.

Joseph de Maistre

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Joseph de Maistre
French - Diplomat
April 1, 1753 - February 26, 1821

It is said that every people has the Government it deserves. It is more to the point that every Government has the electorate it deserves; for the orator of the front bench can edify or debauch an ignorant electorate at will.

George Bernard Shaw

As a mother trying to raise kids with some kind of a code, an honorable way to solve problems without using violence, I find it interesting to live in a country where your government is allowed to kill, whether it's war or execution. What interests me is not who deserves to die but who deserves to kill.

Susan Sarandon

If every nation gets the government it deserves, every generation writes the history which corresponds with its view of the world.

Elizabeth Janeway

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

Jorge Luis Borges

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

Mark Twain

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.

Mark Twain

A government or a party gets the people it deserves and sooner or later a people gets the government it deserves.

Frantz Fanon

And as husbands and fathers and brothers, we have to step up - because every girl’s life matters. Every daughter deserves the same chance as our sons. Every woman should be able to go about her day - to walk the streets or ride the bus - and be safe, and be treated with respect and dignity. She deserves that.

Barack Obama

The spirit of a government must be that of the country. The form of a government must come from the makeup of the country. Government is nothing but the balance of the natural elements of a country.

Jose Marti

Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.

P. Chidambaram

Remember, Obama was elected by a bigger margin than George W. Bush. He deserves to have his appointees, and he deserves to have votes on the issues, to have the government function, and to fight for the policies on which he was elected.

Donna Brazile

Now that Britain has voted to leave, I think the country deserves to have a leader who believes in Britain outside the European Union and who also has experience at the highest level of government.

Michael Gove

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy of his country and a friend to her foe

Andrew Jackson

I just want to be given respect and dignity that every senior player deserves after serving the country for so many years.

Shahid Afridi

There's a lot going on in country music, with indie-label hipsters and underground bloggers arguing their interpretations of what country is, and pop-country stars defending themselves. That deserves to be poked fun at.

Sturgill Simpson

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