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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.
Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends read more
Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies.
Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its read more
Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them read more
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
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.
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.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
