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government

Thomas Jefferson
...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.
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
Thomas Paine
That government is best which governs least.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Thomas Sowell
Egalitarians create the most dangerous inequality of all -- inequality of power. Allowing politicians to determine what all other human beings will be allowed to earn is one of the most reckless gambles imaginable. Like the income tax, it may start off be
William F. Buckley
The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
I would like to electrocute everyone who uses the word 'fair' in connection with income tax policies.
Winston Churchill
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel or envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.