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James Reston

"A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top."

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"We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels."

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"Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished."

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"It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong."

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"The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative."

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"All government, of course, is against liberty."

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"The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity."

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"The idea of being in the State Department was exciting. On the other hand, I always had in the back of my mind going into politics. If I stayed in Washington, I might end up a government hack."

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"What I want to do is create more taxpayers, not more taxes."

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"The Soviet government is the most realistic regime in the world - no ideals."

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"I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything."

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