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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
The American wage earner and the American housewife are a lot better economists than most economists care to admit. They read more
The American wage earner and the American housewife are a lot better economists than most economists care to admit. They know that a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of read more
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.
The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
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.
