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The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them read more
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, read more
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of read more
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.
A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read read more
A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.
We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count read more
We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it.
The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one read more
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.