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Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive read more
Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth.
Good government is no substitute for self-government
Good government is no substitute for self-government
 . . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to 
determine whether a republican government read more 
 . . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to 
determine whether a republican government is practicable in a 
nation or not. 
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves.
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.
Bush Sr. was a jerk, Quayle an idiot, Clinton was atrocious and disgusting, most of those who persecuted him were read more
Bush Sr. was a jerk, Quayle an idiot, Clinton was atrocious and disgusting, most of those who persecuted him were hypocritical, Gore is shallow and weak, Bradley is an idealist, Bush Jr. a fool, and all of the independent candidates act like they're on drugs.
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.
 Well, will anybody deny now that the Government at Washington, as 
regards its own people, is the strongest government read more 
 Well, will anybody deny now that the Government at Washington, as 
regards its own people, is the strongest government in the world 
at this hour? And for this simple reason, that it is based on 
the will, and the good will, of an instructed people. 
Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.
Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.