Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.

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.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

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.

Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may
blunder or plunder.

Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may
blunder or plunder.

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.