In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the opposite of security is risk. Nothing could be further from the truth. The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks. The gentle government that promises to hold your hand as you cross the street refuses to let go on the other side.
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England is the mother of parliaments.
England is the mother of parliaments.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.
Government is not the doctor. It is the disease.
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.
Franklin Roosevelt stands like a sharply formed rock in a shapeless sea.
spoken on Book TV by a Jackson biographer.
Franklin Roosevelt stands like a sharply formed rock in a shapeless sea.
spoken on Book TV by a Jackson biographer.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive read more
Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth.
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.
