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The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
Yet if thou didst but know how little wit governs this mighty
universe.
Yet if thou didst but know how little wit governs this mighty
universe.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
Good government is no substitute for self-government.
Good government is no substitute for self-government.
Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.
Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of read more
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
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.
A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.
A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.
