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Personal rights, universally the same, demand a government framed on the ratio of the census: property demands a government framedon the ratio of owners and of owning.

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The government that is wise will consider what is best for all its people.

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Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.

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All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way.

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Governments not only are not necessary, but are harmful and most highly immoral institutions.

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A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.

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Our new faith-based laws have removed government as a roadblock to people of faith who hear the call.

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That's the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do.

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PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.

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We can't discount how scary and shaken not just the Turkish government is, but Turkish society is. Imagine if you had some rump group of military officials here in the United States who started flying off with F-16s or other artillery and were taking shots at government buildings, and people were killed and injured. People would be scared and rightfully so.

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Democracy is "government of, by and for the people".

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I do not consider Hitler to be as bad as he is depicted. He is showing an ability which is amazing and he seems to be gaining his victories without much bloodshed.

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Life under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so.

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I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it.

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What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended.

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