The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of read more

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.

He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich that they in turn may care for read more

He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich that they in turn may care for the laboring poor.

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the read more

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious.

A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has read more

A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.

A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.

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.