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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

The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence. – Walter Lippmann

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Intelligence
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Walter Lippmann
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In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have a majority. It is just as necessary that the party in power should never outrage the minority. – Walter Lippmann

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Minorities
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Walter Lippmann
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The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully. – Walter Lippmann

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Business
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop. – P. J. ORourke

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Thats the definition of success for the modern Democrat Party. As many people dependent on government as possible is the objective. – Rush Limbaugh

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Government

But I dont want massive layoffs of anyone – public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips. – Scott Walker

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What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention. – P. J. ORourke

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I never would have given up my work to stay home. – Shirley MacLaine

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