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A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.
A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.
States are great engines moving slowly.
States are great engines moving slowly.
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
England is the mother of parliaments.
England is the mother of parliaments.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
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.
Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults read more
Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it.
