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Must a government, of necessity, be too strong for the liberties of its own people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?
I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it
If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government
Right is the royal ruler alone; and he who rules with least restraint comes nearest to empire
A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us
A government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it
That government is best which governs least
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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