Quote by Walter Lippmann
It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs le

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most. – Walter Lippmann

Other quotes by Walter Lippmann

Before you can begin to think about politics at all, you have to abandon the notion that there is a war between good men and bad men. – Walter Lippmann

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Politics
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The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart. – Walter Lippmann

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Science
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What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority. – Walter Lippmann

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Society
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Our nation is too different, too diverse to say that what works in Massachusetts is somehow going to be grabbed by the federal government, usurping the power of states and imposing a one-size-fits-all plan on the nation. That will not work. – Mitt Romney

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Government

I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early 60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care. – Ron Paul

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Government

People spending more of their own money on routine health care would make the system more competitive and transparent and restore the confidence between the patients and the doctors without government rationing. – Benjamin Carson

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Government

I dont have any problem with government helping entrepreneurs and businesses. – Curt Schilling

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Government

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We find things where we look for them, which is why I never look for a golf ball out of bounds. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Attitude

The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible. – Marquis De Custine

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It isnt enough for you to love money – its also necessary that money should love you. – Kin Hubbard

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In order to experience everyday spirituality, we need to remember that we are spiritual beings spending some time in a human body. – Barbara de Angelis

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