There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but
where men are who know how read more

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but
where men are who know how to take care of themselves, these are
cities and walls.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

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 ...

A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.

A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical read more

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga read more

So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga sive bacillum vere superius
inflexum sit.]