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Government Quotes

"Protection against the tyranny of the magistrate is not enough"

"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government"

"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over its government"

"The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament"

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."

"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"

"Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness"

"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job"

"It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once"

"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials"

"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny"

"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem"

"Most politicians tarnish the reputation of the few."

"I believe the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives is the most important job in the Congress."

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