Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive read more

Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth.

Well, will anybody deny now that the Government at Washington, as
regards its own people, is the strongest government read more

Well, will anybody deny now that the Government at Washington, as
regards its own people, is the strongest government in the world
at this hour? And for this simple reason, that it is based on
the will, and the good will, of an instructed people.

A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has read more

A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones.

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

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

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.