A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.

A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work read more

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves

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.

. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government read more

. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government is practicable in a
nation or not.

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed.

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.