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Yet if thou didst but know how little wit governs this mighty
universe.
Yet if thou didst but know how little wit governs this mighty
universe.
Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.
Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.
A thousand years scarce serve to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust.
A thousand years scarce serve to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust.
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 is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
