Quote by Leo Tolstoy
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of

Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us. – Leo Tolstoy

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Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. – Leo Tolstoy

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War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. – Leo Tolstoy

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In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom we have to say, Like People like Government. – Thomas Carlyle

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Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. – George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, “Maxims: Education,” 1905

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He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it. – Confucius

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The peoples government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people. – Daniel Webster

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