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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.
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.
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.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
"The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our read more
"The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation – enlightened as it is – if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men." -Samuel Adams
A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
