Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2010-04-18 Apr 16, 2010There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.~ Charles-Louis de Secondat'Useful,' and 'necessity' was always 'the tyrant's plea'.~ C. S. LewisThe greater the power the more dangerous the abuse.~ Edmund Burke Apr 15, 2010No one can be free unless he is independent... In reality, he who is served is limited in his independence...~ Maria MontessoriNo government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!~ Ronald ReaganGovernment is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.~ Sen. Phil Gramm Apr 14, 2010Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.~ Lord ActonNo man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the congress is in session.~ Mark TwainFeeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.~ P. J. O'Rourke Apr 13, 2010The tendency of all strong governments has always been to suppress liberty, partly in order to ease the processes of rule, partly from sheer disbelief in innovation.~ John A. HobsonIn its narrowest acceptation, order means obedience. A government is said to preserve order if it succeeds in getting itself obeyed.~ John Stuart MillThe Press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of the government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government. And paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people.~ Justice Hugo L. Black Apr 12, 2010The German woman does not smoke!~ Nazi sloganAs long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.~ Andrew JacksonThe big thieves hang the little ones.~ Czech Proverb Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print