So then because some towns in England are not represented,
America is to have no representative at all. They read more

So then because some towns in England are not represented,
America is to have no representative at all. They are "our
children"; but when children ask for bread we are not to give a
stone.

The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made
by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, read more

The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made
by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, is an
insult.

Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by read more

Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is
contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds
contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto
himself; it invites anarchy.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

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.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.