Quotation by

David Mamet

It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs.

Government

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The government does not have the rightful authority to decide what people require. Instead, determining needs should come from individuals or other sources, not imposed by those in power.

More by this author

All quotes by David Mamet →

More quotes about Government

See all →

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take …

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.

Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one.

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.