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Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.
Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.