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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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Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while read more

Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only
entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful
will easily break through them.

by Anacharsis Found in: Law Quotes,
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The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for read more

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

by W. E. Channing Found in: Government Quotes,
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We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from read more

We should not be surprised that we find meaningless noises in the foundation of many old ‘philosophies’, and that from them arise most of the old ‘philosophical’ fights and arguments.

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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

by Henry Ward Beecher Found in: Government Quotes,
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I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our read more

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.

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We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count read more

We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it.

by Dave Barry Found in: Government Quotes,
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Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

Wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Law Quotes,
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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

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I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government.

I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government.

by Woody Allen Found in: Government Quotes,
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