12 Best Governance Quotes

The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a government unworthy to lead

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. – Confucius

A healthy society doesn’t need a god. It needs a fair and just system. – Jouji Saiga

You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom. – William Wallace

The law is reason, free from passion. – Aristotle

The worst tyranny is that which is exercised for the good of its victims. – Aristotle

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. – Plato

The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. – Plato

The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself. – Plato

Good governance is putting people at the center of development process. – Narendra Modi

The focus should be on 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance'. – Narendra Modi

A democracy cannot be maintained by force. It is maintained by the will of the people. – Kamala Harris