Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule.

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature a type nowhere at present existing.

When the three branches of government have failed to represent the citizenry and the mass of the media has failed to represent the citizenry then the citizenry better represent the citizenry.

We are all representatives of the American people. We all do town hall meetings. We all talk to our constituents. And I've got to tell you the American people are engaged. And if you think they want a government takeover of health care I would respectfully submit you're not listening to them.

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.

That fatal drollery called a representative government.

A little group of willful men representing no opinion but their own have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible.

The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.

Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man.

I don't know if high society is different in other cities but in Hollywood important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners.