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Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.
 . . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to 
determine whether a republican government read more 
 . . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to 
determine whether a republican government is practicable in a 
nation or not. 
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.
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.
They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.
They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.
Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.
Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.