- People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people. Alan Moore - The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself. Plato - A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves. Edward R. Murrow - It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. Alexander Hamilton - I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. Will Rogers - The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity. Martin Van Buren - Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Pratibha Patil - An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. Confucius - When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. Harry S Truman