Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say read more

Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally read more

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

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?

A camel is a horse designed by committee.

A camel is a horse designed by committee.

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

A government of laws, and not of men.

A government of laws, and not of men.

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work read more

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.

A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.