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A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government read more
. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government is practicable in a
nation or not.
The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, read more
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Despotism tempered by assassination, that is our Magna Carta.
[Fr., Le despotisme tempere par l'assassinat, c'est notre magna
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Despotism tempered by assassination, that is our Magna Carta.
[Fr., Le despotisme tempere par l'assassinat, c'est notre magna
charta.]
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.
Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.
