The supply of government exceeds demand.

Quote by Lewis H Lapham

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What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States,...

What the Bush administration is primarily interested in is regime change in the United States,...

Of what does politics consist except the making of imperfect decisions, many of them unjust...

Of what does politics consist except the making of imperfect decisions, many of them unjust...

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral...

Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral...

I never can pass by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York without thinking...

I never can pass by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York without thinking...

People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be...

People may expect too much of journalism. Not only do they expect it to be...

Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect...

Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect...

Talk about the flag or drugs or crime (never about race or class or justice)...

Talk about the flag or drugs or crime (never about race or class or justice)...

If a foreign country doesn't look like a middle-class suburb of Dallas or Detroit, then...

If a foreign country doesn't look like a middle-class suburb of Dallas or Detroit, then...

If someone dares question the Administrations leadership or integrity, they drape a flag over the...

If someone dares question the Administrations leadership or integrity, they drape a flag over the...

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant...

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

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...

Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and...

Public confidence in the integrity of the Government is indispensable to faith in democracy; and...

That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by...

That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

ARISTOCRACY, n. Government by the best men. (In this sense the word is obsolete; so...

ARISTOCRACY, n. Government by the best men. (In this sense the word is obsolete; so...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

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...

I think the government ought to stay out of the religious business.

I think the government ought to stay out of the religious business.

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of...

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of...