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    Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
    or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is
    contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds
    contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto
    himself; it invites anarchy.

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That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Government Quotes,
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They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; read more

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God
the things that are God's.

by Bible Found in: Law Quotes,
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I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against an
whole people.

I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against an
whole people.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Law Quotes,
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No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Government Quotes,
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Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

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Who to himself is law, no law doth need,
Offends no law, and is a king indeed.

Who to himself is law, no law doth need,
Offends no law, and is a king indeed.

by George Chapman Found in: Law Quotes,
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

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

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Government Quotes,
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Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage read more

Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.

by Putt's Law Found in: Law Quotes,
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A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical read more

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

by Ayn Rand Found in: Government Quotes,
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