I will govern according to the common weal, but not according to the common will

Quote by James I Of England

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Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does...

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does...

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is...

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is...

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

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

I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves....

I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves....

By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part...

By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part...

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure -...

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure -...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media,...

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media,...

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and...

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and...

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

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

I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without...

I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in...

I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse, and in...

Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats....

Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats....

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

There is...an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents.... The...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...