"The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination." ― Voltaire Topic(s): Government Tags: government, ideal More From Voltaire "Society therefore is an ancient as the world." "Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game." "Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe." More In Government "Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,’ I says, ‘but don’t insult me poor bleedin’ country."― Edward Abbey "Poetry is so vital to us until school spoils it."― Russell Baker "Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question."― Thomas Jefferson