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- My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
- Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
- When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.
- 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.
- It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash.