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“Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.”
Albert Einstein
“The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.”
Voltaire
“We have the best government that money can buy.”
Mark Twain
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”
Abraham Lincoln
“The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.”
“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”
Edward Abbey
“The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in the Church or out of it, becomes dangerous to the public interest he must be checked.”
“It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.”
“The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.”
“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.”