Good government is no substitute for self-government

Good government is no substitute for self-government

The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to read more

The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to spew out paper."

Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.

Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed.

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed.

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

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

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

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count read more

We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it.

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.