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Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness.

Governments last as long as the undertaxed can defend themselves against the overtaxed.

The nearest approach to immortality on earth is a government bureau.

In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.

You have the God-given right to kick the government around--don't hesitate to do so.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.

The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.

Bush Sr. was a jerk, Quayle an idiot, Clinton was atrocious and disgusting, most of those who persecuted him were hypocritical, Gore is shallow and weak, Bradley is an idealist, Bush Jr. a fool, and all of the independent candidates act like they're on drugs.

In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the opposite of security is risk. Nothing could be further from the truth. The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks. The gentle government that promises to hold your hand as you cross the street refuses to let go on the other side.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

My experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautifully coordinated, there is not much going on.

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to live under the government of worse men.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force.

Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.

The art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.