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:

    “And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
    On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
    And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
    And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the
    floor;
    And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
    Shall be lifted—nevermore!”
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

    “Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.”
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)