Quote by Jonathan Mayhew
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and n

But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with. – Jonathan Mayhew

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It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law as every other good prince will – We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us. – Jonathan Mayhew

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I now add, farther, that the apostles argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people to obey, and submit to, such rulers as act in contradiction to the public good, and so to the design of their office, that it proves the direct contrary. – Jonathan Mayhew

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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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Taxes are like abortion, and not just because both are grotesque procedures supported by Democrats. Youre for them or against them. Taxes go up or down government raises taxes or lowers them. But Democrats will not let the words abortion or tax hikes pass their lips. – Ann Coulter

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We all have the republican spirit in our veins, like syphilis in our bones. We are democratized and venerealized. – Charles Baudelaire

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I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. – H. L. Mencken

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Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all. – William Faulkner

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If you dont know how to die, dont worry Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you dont bother your head about it. – Michel de Montaigne

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Rightly defined philosophy is simply the love of wisdom. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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I have nothing against the Queen of England. Even in my heart I never resented her for not being Jackie Kennedy. She is, to my mind, a very gallant lady, victimized by whoever it is who designs the tops of her uniforms. – Leonard Cohen