It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.

Quote by Walter Lippmann

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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers...

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers...

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the...

Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the...

Successful politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease,...

Successful politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease,...

There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to...

There can be no higher law in journalism than to tell the truth and to...

There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine...

There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine...

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it...

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it...

There is nothing so good for the human soul as the discovery that there are...

There is nothing so good for the human soul as the discovery that there are...

The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion...

The time has come to stop beating our heads against stone walls under the illusion...

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...

The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but...

The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but...

The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample...

The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample...

Certainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However,...

Certainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However,...

We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn...

We are quite rich enough to defend ourselves, whatever the cost. We must now learn...

Many a time I have wanted to stop talking and find out what I really...

Many a time I have wanted to stop talking and find out what I really...

We are all captives of the picture in our head - our belief that the...

We are all captives of the picture in our head - our belief that the...

Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.

Private property was the original source of freedom. It still is its main ballpark.

It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an ax the desires of...

It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an ax the desires of...

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

A goal is not the same as a desire, and this is an important distinction...

A goal is not the same as a desire, and this is an important distinction...