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The true art of government consists in not governing too much.
The true art of government consists in not governing too much.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, read more
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
A thousand years scarce serve to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust.
A thousand years scarce serve to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust.
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.
States are great engines moving slowly.
States are great engines moving slowly.
Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my read more
Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my political life, which is this: a belief that that country is best governed, which is least governed ...
Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.
Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.
Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
