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He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich that they in turn may care for read more
He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich that they in turn may care for the laboring poor.
Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to read more
Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life.
Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.
Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga read more
So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga sive bacillum vere superius
inflexum sit.]
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.