Oh, we are weary pilgrims; to this wilderness we bring
A Church without a bishop, a State without a read more

Oh, we are weary pilgrims; to this wilderness we bring
A Church without a bishop, a State without a King.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor read more

If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word National.

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.

Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.

Everybody wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.