In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the opposite of security is risk. Nothing could be further from the truth. The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks. The gentle government that promises to hold your hand as you cross the street refuses to let go on the other side.
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Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.
Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, read more
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
Franklin Roosevelt stands like a sharply formed rock in a shapeless sea.
spoken on Book TV by a Jackson biographer.
Franklin Roosevelt stands like a sharply formed rock in a shapeless sea.
spoken on Book TV by a Jackson biographer.
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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.
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work read more
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should read more
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdom.
