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The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made
by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, read more
The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made
by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, is an
insult.
A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and read more
A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inferences
Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may
blunder or plunder.
Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may
blunder or plunder.
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
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.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
States are great engines moving slowly.
States are great engines moving slowly.
