"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." ― Thomas Jefferson Topic(s): Government Tags: natural, progress, things More From Thomas Jefferson "In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue." "I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another." "Power is not alluring to pure minds." More In Government "I don’t know people who don’t say, boy the government is working better now."― Andrew Cuomo "Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates."― Ron Wyden "You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President."― Charles Schumer