My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. – Thomas Jefferson
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part. – Thomas Jefferson

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. – Thomas Jefferson
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part. – Thomas Jefferson
The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind. – Thomas Jefferson
It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good. – Thomas Jefferson