Quote by Lysander Spooner
That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reaso

That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support. – Lysander Spooner

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But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist. – Lysander Spooner

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The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets. – Lysander Spooner

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Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. – Thomas Jefferson

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The Left regards the Constitution as defective and outmoded – in part because it impedes the governments ability to control institutions, like churches and families, which stand between the state and individuals. – Gary Bauer

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Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. – Paul Tsongas

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A government of laws, and not of men. – John Adams

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