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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.
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.
The true art of government consists in not governing too much.
The true art of government consists in not governing too much.
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
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.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, read more
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
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.
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to read more
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.
