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 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him 
will I give power over the read more 
 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him 
will I give power over the nations:
 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a 
potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my 
Father. 
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then everybody disagrees.
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens - and then everybody disagrees.
Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults read more
Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.
The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.
Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; read more
Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.
 It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a 
government without a king.  
 It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a 
government without a king. 
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.