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 The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made 
by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, read more 
 The declaration that our People are hostile to a government made 
by themselves, for themselves, and conducted by themselves, is an 
insult. 
 All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every 
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and 
barter.  
 All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every 
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and 
barter. 
 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.] 
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own read more
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Good government is no substitute for self-government
Good government is no substitute for self-government
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
You have the God-given right to kick the government around--don't hesitate to do so.
You have the God-given right to kick the government around--don't hesitate to do so.
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.