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So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.
So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.
The true art of government consists in not governing too much.
The true art of government consists in not governing too much.
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 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.
Yesterday the greatest question was decided which was ever
debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor read more
Yesterday the greatest question was decided which was ever
debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be,
decided among men. A resolution was passed without one
dissenting colony, that those United Colonies are, and of right
ought to be, free and independent States.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.
The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.
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.
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.
