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"Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind."
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"No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government."

"Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule."

"The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people's voice."

"If government were a product, selling it would be illegal."

"The USA government states that the New Mexico Trinity nuclear bomb site is still highly radioactive and 'harmless'. It is interesting to note in the era of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) that it is USA government policy that radio frequency (RF) and electricity are also 'harmless'."

"Government is a ruling structured thuggery."

"Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay."

"I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses."

"Our goal is not to crush the enemy at any price, but to make it realize that it is illegal to take up arms to overthrow a democratically elected government."

"Elections are held to delude the populace into believing that they are participating in government."
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"If he who employs coercion against me could mould me to his purposes by argument, no doubt he would. He pretends to punish me because his argument is strong; but he really punishes me because his argument is weak."

"The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men."

"Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire."

"As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking."

"The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to have reason to applaud and love himself."

"The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation."

"It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn."
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