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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.
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him
will I give power over the read more
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him
will I give power over the nations:
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a
potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my
Father.
England is the mother of parliaments.
England is the mother of parliaments.
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 natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
Franklin Roosevelt stands like a sharply formed rock in a shapeless sea.
spoken on Book TV by a Jackson biographer.
Franklin Roosevelt stands like a sharply formed rock in a shapeless sea.
spoken on Book TV by a Jackson biographer.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
Good government is no substitute for self-government.
Good government is no substitute for self-government.
