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I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the read more
I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious.
A camel is a horse designed by committee.
A camel is a horse designed by committee.
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.
Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my read more
Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my political life, which is this: a belief that that country is best governed, which is least governed ...
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.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the read more
I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the democratic government is at least as bad as any of the other forms
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor read more
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word National.