Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but
where men are who know how read more

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but
where men are who know how to take care of themselves, these are
cities and walls.

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

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.

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.

And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first
scarcity they will turn and bite the hand read more

And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first
scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.