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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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.
The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.
The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.
A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
