Quote by William Godwin
Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurp

Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind. – William Godwin

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We are so curiously made that one atom put in the wrong place in our original structure will often make us unhappy for life. – William Godwin

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There must be room for the imagination to exercise its powers we must conceive and apprehend a thousand things which we do not actually witness. – William Godwin

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Washington is a place where politicians dont know which way is up and taxes dont know which way is down. – Robert Orben

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I think the American government is now the most corrupt government in the world. – Ginger Baker

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The federal government now spends one of every four dollars in the entire economy. It borrows one of every three dollars it spends. No nation, no entity, large or small, public or private, can thrive, or survive intact, with debts as huge as ours. – Mitch Daniels

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I dont make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. – Will Rogers

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If you think you have it tough, read history books. – Bill Maher

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If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying. – Dale Carnegie

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Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend. – Mao Zedong

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