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States are great engines moving slowly.
States are great engines moving slowly.
Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.
Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.
Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.
Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.
A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read read more
A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.
Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to read more
Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life.
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people read more
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious read more
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious in the former, and contemptible in the latter.
The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
