"Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced."
"A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities."
Thomas Jefferson on Government"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
Winston Churchill on Government"I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country."
Thomas Jefferson on Government"Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
George Washington on Government"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one."
Thomas Paine on Government"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."
"Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age."
"Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age."
"It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely."