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The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people read more
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
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.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
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.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
