Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own read more

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.