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Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its read more
Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work read more
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.
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.
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.
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Every country has the government it deserves.
Every country has the government it deserves.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If read more
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it
A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.