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A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to read more
The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to spew out paper."
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on
So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.
So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.
. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government read more
. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government is practicable in a
nation or not.
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people read more
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far read more
Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.
