States are great engines moving slowly.

States are great engines moving slowly.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

A camel is a horse designed by committee.

A camel is a horse designed by committee.

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people read more

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.

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?

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Good government is no substitute for self-government

Good government is no substitute for self-government

Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to read more

Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.