It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

The true art of government consists in not governing too much.

The true art of government consists in not governing too much.

You can't run a government solely on a business basis ... Government should be human. It should have a heart.

You can't run a government solely on a business basis ... Government should be human. It should have a heart.

In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the read more

In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the opposite of security is risk. Nothing could be further from the truth. The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks. The gentle government that promises to hold your hand as you cross the street refuses to let go on the other side.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

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.

So then because some towns in England are not represented,
America is to have no representative at all. They read more

So then because some towns in England are not represented,
America is to have no representative at all. They are "our
children"; but when children ask for bread we are not to give a
stone.