England is the mother of parliaments.

England is the mother of parliaments.

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far read more

Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and read more

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the read more

I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious.

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a read more

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.

Every country has the government it deserves.

Every country has the government it deserves.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.

Government is a kind of legalized pillage.