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Quote by Jonathan Swift
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. – Jonathan Swift

Other quotes by Jonathan Swift

When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him. – Jonathan Swift

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Intelligence
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Jonathan Swift
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Human brutes, like other beasts, find snares and poison in the provision of life, and are allured by their appetites to their destruction. – Jonathan Swift

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Seduction
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Jonathan Swift
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Everything government touches turns to crap. – Ringo Starr

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The government invented the Internet. – Jon Meacham

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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. – Edward Abbey

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The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while. – Albert Einstein

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You cant take it with you when you go. – Proverb

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I guess I have never really doubted that we are all born to our guardian angel. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The expenses of government, having for their object the interest of all, should be borne by everyone, and the more a man enjoys the advantages of society, the more he ought to hold himself honored in contributing to those expenses. – Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

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