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    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.

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He is most powerful who has power over himself

He is most powerful who has power over himself

by Seneca Found in: Power Quotes,
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To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will read more

To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will ever need, is to have the world in the palm of you hand.

by Tiberius Caesar Found in: Power Quotes,
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The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for read more

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

by W. E. Channing Found in: Government Quotes,
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Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and read more

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

by Will Rogers Found in: Government Quotes,
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Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its read more

Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Government Quotes,
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The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to read more

The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to spew out paper."

by Dave Barry Found in: Government Quotes,
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The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the law free.

The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the law free.

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The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.

The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.

by Napoleon Bonaparte Found in: Government Quotes,
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Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

by Charles Lamb Found in: Law and lawyers Quotes,
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