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Oh, we are weary pilgrims; to this wilderness we bring
A Church without a bishop, a State without a read more
Oh, we are weary pilgrims; to this wilderness we bring
A Church without a bishop, a State without a King.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
barter.
All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
barter.
Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say read more
Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else.
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.
A camel is a horse designed by committee.
A camel is a horse designed by committee.
Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?
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.
A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
