History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is. — Quoted

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“History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.”

Thomas Jefferson · Government

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Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

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Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.

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As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also.

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