If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad, any government, being composed of human beings, would be bad also.

Quote by Fred Woodworth

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If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad,...

If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad,...

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in...

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in...

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit...

The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit...

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom...

We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom...

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

The natural tendency of every government is to grow steadily worse - that is, to...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

'A sound Conservative government,' said Taper, musingly. 'I understand: Tory men and Whig measures.'

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

Strongly guarded as is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the...

Strongly guarded as is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the...

If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by...

If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by...

If [newsmen] violate their promises of confidentiality, they may never again be able to operate...

If [newsmen] violate their promises of confidentiality, they may never again be able to operate...

In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly...

In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each...

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each...

We are for aiding our allies by sharing some of our material blessings with those...

We are for aiding our allies by sharing some of our material blessings with those...