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For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
In free countries, every man is entitled to express his opinions and every other man is entitled not to listen.
In free countries, every man is entitled to express his opinions and every other man is entitled not to listen.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
Government, which does not and did not grant us our rights, must not now seek to deny them by using read more
Government, which does not and did not grant us our rights, must not now seek to deny them by using fear as its justification
"The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our read more
"The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation – enlightened as it is – if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men." -Samuel Adams
It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy, it's the counting.
Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.
Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.