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You have the God-given right to kick the government around--don't hesitate to do so.
You have the God-given right to kick the government around--don't hesitate to do so.
Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made
by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, read more
The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made
by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, is an
insult.
The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.
The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious read more
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious in the former, and contemptible in the latter.