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    The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.

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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. read more

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.

by George Washington Found in: Government Quotes,
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So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga read more

So that every wand or staff of empire is forsooth curved at top.
[Lat., Adeo ut omnes imperii virga sive bacillum vere superius
inflexum sit.]

by Francis Bacon Found in: Government Quotes,
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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

by James Madison Found in: Government Quotes,
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We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count read more

We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it.

by Dave Barry Found in: Government Quotes,
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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.

by Gerhard Kocher Found in: Government Quotes,
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Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

by Thomas Paine Found in: Government Quotes,
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When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will
fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in read more

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will
fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible
struggle.

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The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Government Quotes,
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That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Government Quotes,
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