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Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.
Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.
Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.
Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the read more
I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war on liberty, and that the democratic government is at least as bad as any of the other forms
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say read more
Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themselves, but anarchists say that government is harmful because no men can be trusted to look after anyone else.
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to read more
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.
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.
Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.
Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.