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A thousand years scarce serve to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust.
A thousand years scarce serve to form a state;
An hour may lay it in the dust.
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right read more
A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.
Good government is no substitute for self-government.
Good government is no substitute for self-government.
Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a read more
Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.
Despotism tempered by assassination, that is our Magna Carta.
[Fr., Le despotisme tempere par l'assassinat, c'est notre magna
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Despotism tempered by assassination, that is our Magna Carta.
[Fr., Le despotisme tempere par l'assassinat, c'est notre magna
charta.]
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people read more
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
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.
