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Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then everybody disagrees.
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then everybody disagrees.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.
Yesterday the greatest question was decided which was ever
debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor read more
Yesterday the greatest question was decided which was ever
debated in America; and a greater perhaps never was, nor will be,
decided among men. A resolution was passed without one
dissenting colony, that those United Colonies are, and of right
ought to be, free and independent States.
Good government is no substitute for self-government
Good government is no substitute for self-government
Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
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.
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
England is the mother of parliaments.
England is the mother of parliaments.