#gov

Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily. ↗

— Harry Browne

#attract #avoid #because #earn #elements

If younger people see older people who haven't planned ahead and have to rely on charity, the young will be more likely to provide for the future. Today when someone plans poorly, the only consequence people see is a demand for more government. ↗

— Harry Browne

#charity #consequence #demand #future #government

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better. ↗

— Harry Browne

#better #control #government #government control #know

The government of the German Democratic Republic rejects secret policies. It works for the people, and only the people, so it does not need to keep secrets like the warmongers. ↗

— Walter Ulbricht

#democratic republic #does #for the people #german #government

Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body. ↗

— Georg Buchner

#clings #garment #government #must #people

Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire. ↗

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

#almost #breakup #brought #carry #conflict

Unlike despotisms, modern democracies are not supposed promiscuously to accumulate property and then charge their taxpayers to maintain it. But that is what they do. Governments are always trying to extend their responsibilities and their estates, and it is very hard for parliaments to reign them in. ↗

— James Buchan

#always #charge #democracies #estates #extend

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

#after #almost #centuries #christ #countries

We no longer have a free market in the United States, we have a government controlled free market. ↗

— Jim Bunning

#free #free market #government #longer #market

The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#government #guided #second #should #sober