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“A new type of superstition has got hold of people's minds, the worship of the state. People demand the exercise of the methods of coercion and compulsion, of violence and threat. Woe to anybody who...”
“Here then is an infallible criterion, by which the nation may judge of the intentions of those who govern it ... if they corrupt the morals of the people, spread a taste for luxury, effeminacy, a r...”
“The essential question was always "Who are these fellows who give us orders? By what warrant? And how do we benefit and how does the world benefit? But they are doing no good to anyone, no real goo...”
“There is no transparency, Marus. It cant exist. Surveillance doesnt go both ways. There are those who watch, and those who are watched; the powerful, and the powerless.”
“One of the most important qualities of a president is the ability to inspire, to bring people together for the common good.”
“Communities that can't read and translate what the powers are putting out will always be tricked.”
“In nepotism, when a doctor is appointed to do the job of an engineer, and an engineer is appointed to do the job of a lawyer, you know theres bound to be failure in the system”
“Politics nowadays is a game unlike every other game, only for the willing hearts and strong minds”
“I went on to explain that it is an honour, and also that we need a transport policy."If by 'we' you mean Britain, that's perfectly true," he acknowledged. "But if by 'we' you mean you and me and th...”
“I think that our form of government is certainly the bestnot that can be imaginedbut that has ever been experienced; and, while we are sure that practice is in its favour, it would be most absurd t...”
“The commandment was to Love thy neighbor, not Love thy government.”
“When the truth reaches the mass, it becomes impossible to govern by deception.”
“This American governmentwhat is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to transmit itself unimpaired to posterity, but each instant losing some of its integrity? It has not the vitali...”
“The debt is being cynically exploited by the far right, with collusion of the Democrat establishment, to undermine what remains of social programs, public education, unions, and, in general, remain...”
“The modern State, whether in a totalitarian or a democratic country, has far too much power, and we are probably right to fear it.”
“But when the social entity grows large, becomes a megalopolis, a state, a federation, then the governing machine grows remote, impersonal, even inhuman. It takes money from us for purposes we do no...”
“It was his first definite encounter with the wary-eyed, platitudinous, evasive Labour leaders, and he realised at once the formidable barrier ofinert leadership they constituted, between the discon...”
“You English," said Steenhold."You Americans," said Rud."When you aren't as fresh as paint," he said, "you Americans are as stale as old cabbage leaves. I'm amazed at your Labour leaders, at the sor...”
“I think maybe the classic formulation was by David Hume in "Of the First Principles of Government," where he pointed out that "Force is always on the side of the governed." Whether it's a military ...”
“For "as great a blessing as government is," the Rev. Peter Whitney explained, "like other blessings, it may become a scourge, a curse, and severe punishment to a people." What made it so, what turn...”
