The actual, long-term results of most big-government policies are opposite to the intended results.

Quote by Archie M Richards

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Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form...

Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form...

Our government makes no sense unless it is founded on a deeply held religious belief...

Our government makes no sense unless it is founded on a deeply held religious belief...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

The larger the state, the more callous it becomes... the colder its heart. It is...

Elections are held to delude the populace into believing that they are participating in government.

Elections are held to delude the populace into believing that they are participating in government.

My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary...

My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary...

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands...

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands...

So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then...

So the American government lied to the Native Americans for many, many years, and then...

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

From such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war...

From such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war...

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

Public instruction should be the first object of government.

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the...

Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the...

I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no.

I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no.

OUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to...

OUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to...