If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word National.
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Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
I am for Peace, for Retrenchment, and for Reform,--thirty years
ago the great watchwords of the great Liberal Party.
I am for Peace, for Retrenchment, and for Reform,--thirty years
ago the great watchwords of the great Liberal Party.
I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the read more
I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the democratic government is at least as bad as any of the other forms
England is the mother of parliaments.
England is the mother of parliaments.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought read more
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
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 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.
