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Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.
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.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then everybody disagrees.
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then everybody disagrees.
States are great engines moving slowly.
States are great engines moving slowly.
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.
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right read more
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.