Shadow Government

Shadow government may refer to:

  • An opposition government in a parliamentary system, see Shadow Cabinet
  • A term for plans for an emergency government that takes over in the event of a disaster, see continuity of government
  • A conspiracy theory of a secret government, see Shadow government (conspiracy)

Famous quotes containing the words shadow and/or government:

    “A beautiful person among the Greeks, was thought to betray by this sign some secret favor of the immortal gods; and we can pardon pride, when a woman possesses such a figure that wherever she stands, or moves, or leaves a shadow on the wall, or sits for a portrait to the artist, she confers a favor on the world.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should not support the people.”
    —Grover Cleveland (1837–1908)