It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

A thousand years scarce serve to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust.

A thousand years scarce serve to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust.

The true art of government consists in not governing too much.

The true art of government consists in not governing too much.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

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.

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.

Good government is no substitute for self-government

Good government is no substitute for self-government

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

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.