Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

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.

Well, will anybody deny now that the Government at Washington, as
regards its own people, is the strongest government read more

Well, will anybody deny now that the Government at Washington, as
regards its own people, is the strongest government in the world
at this hour? And for this simple reason, that it is based on
the will, and the good will, of an instructed people.

Every effort for progress, for enlightenment, for science, for religious, political, and economic liberty, emanates from the minority, and not read more

Every effort for progress, for enlightenment, for science, for religious, political, and economic liberty, emanates from the minority, and not from the mass

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

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

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

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.