The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while

A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.

A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.

Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
[Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors read more

Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
[Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors qu'il prie.]

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.

All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

The American wage earner and the American housewife are a lot better economists than most economists care to admit. They read more

The American wage earner and the American housewife are a lot better economists than most economists care to admit. They know that a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.