“Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”
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“The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.”
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
“Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed too severe, seldom executed.”
“If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?”
“Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?”
“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.”
“Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.”
“The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.”
“The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.”
“To rule is easy, to govern difficult.”
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”
“It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.”
“A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others.”
“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”
“Man is not free unless government is limited.”
“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!”
“Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
“Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”
“Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.”
“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”
“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”