A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

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

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

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the read more

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.

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.