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

I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything. – Anthony Trollope

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As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour. – Anthony Trollope

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Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early. – Anthony Trollope

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When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals. – Bono

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We need to reclaim our American system of limited government, low taxes, reasonable regulations, and sound money, which has blessed us with unprecedented prosperity. And it has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed. – Paul Ryan

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A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away. – Barry Goldwater

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Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting. – Thomas Frank

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All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory they have no power over the substance of original justice. – Edmund Burke

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Im less worried about accomplishment – as younger people always cant help but be – and more concerned with spending my time well, spending time with my family, and reading, learning things. – Jonathan Safran Foer

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I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. – Thomas Carlyle

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Success is 10% inspiration, 90% last-minute changes. – From a billboard advertisement

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