Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will
fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in read more

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will
fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible
struggle.

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

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

States are great engines moving slowly.

States are great engines moving slowly.

Good government is no substitute for self-government

Good government is no substitute for self-government

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.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the read more

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious.