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The true art of government consists in not governing too much.
The true art of government consists in not governing too much.
I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our read more
I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.
A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
A goverment that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If read more
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it
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.
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.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
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.
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.