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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Violence has no constitutional sanction; and every government from the beginning has moved against it....

Violence has no constitutional sanction; and every government from the beginning has moved against it....

Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that...

Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that...

The work of internal government has become the task of controlling the thousands of fifth-rate...

The work of internal government has become the task of controlling the thousands of fifth-rate...

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition...

Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about...

Marijuana is the finest anti-nausea medication known to science, and our leaders have lied about...

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except...

The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except...

The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and...

The government deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government spends and...

Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a...

Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a...

The less of government the better, if society were kept in peace and prosperity.

The less of government the better, if society were kept in peace and prosperity.

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government...

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as they are injurious to...

Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble; a rabble is created only...

Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble; a rabble is created only...

The Government does not intend these things to happen, the Commission on whose report the...

The Government does not intend these things to happen, the Commission on whose report the...

The best government is the one that charges you the least blackmail for leaving you...

The best government is the one that charges you the least blackmail for leaving you...

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...