"I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive." ― Thomas Jefferson Topic(s): Government Tags: friend More From Thomas Jefferson "It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good." "That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part." "In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty." More In Government "I think it was T.S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it’s understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I don’t have a clue what they’re on about."― Marcus Mumford "Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system."― Imran Khan "By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more."― Albert Camus