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For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
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 nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.
England is the mother of parliaments.
England is the mother of parliaments.
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
I am for Peace, for Retrenchment, and for Reform,--thirty years
ago the great watchwords of the great Liberal Party.
I am for Peace, for Retrenchment, and for Reform,--thirty years
ago the great watchwords of the great Liberal Party.
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.