Quote by Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government result

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. – Thomas Jefferson

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He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. – Thomas Jefferson

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Knowledge
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As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also. – Thomas Jefferson

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Men
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So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. – Thomas Jefferson

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Government
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Just think of what Woodrow Wilson stood for: he stood for world government. He wanted an early United Nations, League of Nations. But it was the conservatives, Republicans, that stood up against him. – Ron Paul

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There is too much government today. Weve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people. – Ray Bradbury

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Democracy is an abuse of statistics. – Jorge Luis Borges

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It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs. – David Mamet

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