Secret government may refer to:
- Shadow government (conspiracy)
- Éminence grise
- Power behind the throne
Famous quotes containing the words secret and/or government:
“An honest person has no secret dealings.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)