"Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people." ― Grover Cleveland Topic(s): Government More From Grover Cleveland "A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil." "Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours." "I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American people, and I know He will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek His powerful aid." More In Government "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried."― Winston Churchill "Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."― Adrian Cronauer "In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it."― Jarvis Cocker