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.

I am for Peace, for Retrenchment, and for Reform,--thirty years
ago the great watchwords of the great Liberal Party.

I am for Peace, for Retrenchment, and for Reform,--thirty years
ago the great watchwords of the great Liberal Party.

. . . 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor read more

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word National.

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.