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A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
Yesterday the greatest question was decided which was ever
debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor read more
Yesterday the greatest question was decided which was ever
debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be,
decided among men. A resolution was passed without one
dissenting colony, that those United Colonies are, and of right
ought to be, free and independent States.
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.
Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my read more
Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my political life, which is this: a belief that that country is best governed, which is least governed ...
The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; read more
Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then everybody disagrees.
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then everybody disagrees.
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right read more
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, read more
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
