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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

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Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of. – Jonathan Swift

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

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Conformity
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When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads. – Ron Paul

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Unfortunately, President Obamas failed policies of new regulations, higher taxes, and Obamacare and his anti-business rhetoric have hit Hispanics especially hard. Big government really hurts those who are trying to make it. – Marco Rubio

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When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship. – Harry S. Truman

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Government

Now, in New Jersey, we have more government workers per square mile than any state in America. But since Ive been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at any time since Christie Whitman left office in January 2001. Thats the right direction, Mr. President, not the wrong direction. – Chris Christie

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Every baseball crowd, like every theatre audience, has its own distinctive attitude and atmosphere. – Bill Veeck

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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesnt hurt. – Charles M. Schulz

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Its wonderful to travel with somebody that you love and we never travel anywhere without one another. – Roger Moore

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Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. – Lord Chesterfield

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