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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.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
A camel is a horse designed by committee.
A camel is a horse designed by committee.
Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.
Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Despotism tempered by assassination, that is our Magna Carta.
[Fr., Le despotisme tempere par l'assassinat, c'est notre magna
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Despotism tempered by assassination, that is our Magna Carta.
[Fr., Le despotisme tempere par l'assassinat, c'est notre magna
charta.]
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. read more
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first
scarcity they will turn and bite the hand read more
And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first
scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.
