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

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

England is the mother of parliaments.

England is the mother of parliaments.

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but
where men are who know how read more

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state; but
where men are who know how to take care of themselves, these are
cities and walls.

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally read more

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Wherever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Yet if thou didst but know how little wit governs this mighty
universe.

Yet if thou didst but know how little wit governs this mighty
universe.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.