Good Government Quotes

“Light-touch government works more efficiently in the presence of social capital. Police close more cases when citizens monitor neighborhood comings and goings. Child welfare departments do a better job of “family preservation” when neighbors and relatives provide social support to troubled parents. Public schools teach better when parents volunteer in classrooms and ensure that kids do their homework. When community involvement is lacking, the burdens on government employees—bureaucrats, social workers, teachers, and so forth—are that much greater and success that much more elusive.”
― Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

“Worst is the man who has all the good advice
And then because his nerve fails, fails to act
In accordance with it, as a leader should.
And equally to blame
Is anyone who puts the personal
Above the overall thing, puts friend
Or family first.”
― Seamus Heaney, The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone

“If a government has the weak eyesight of a mole, that government only brings disaster to that country! The ability to see far is an absolute must to be a good government!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“There is simply no substitute for good, effective government in a democracy.”
― Tom C.W. Lin, The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change