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    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.

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Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

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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.

by Boris Yeltsin Found in: Government Quotes,
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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.

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Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

by John Adams Found in: Government Quotes,
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Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.

by George Burns Found in: Government Quotes,
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Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.

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All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
barter.

All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
barter.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Government Quotes,
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The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

by James F. Byrnes Found in: Government Quotes,
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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.]

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