Quote by John Locke
Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. - J

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. – John Locke

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If by gaining knowledge we destroy our health, we labour for a thing that will be useless in our hands. – John Locke

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The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. – John Locke

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The right way to reign in healthcare costs is not by applying more government and more controls and making it more like the post office, its by making it more like a consumer-driven market. – Mitt Romney

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Weve got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security. – Stephen Harper

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The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds. – Lucy Powell

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To rule is easy, to govern difficult. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Time makes more converts than reason. – Thomas Paine

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You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment unless you trust enough. – Frank Crane

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America is another name for opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort of divine providence on behalf of the human race. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history. – John Bruton

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