Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and read more

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good
or for ill, it teaches the whole people by read more

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.

Good government is no substitute for self-government

Good government is no substitute for self-government

The true art of government consists in not governing too much.

The true art of government consists in not governing too much.

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to read more

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

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

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