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Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office.
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H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
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John Adams (1735 - 1826), Journal, 1772
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
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Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.
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Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), Lecture at Columbia University, 28 Apr. 1959
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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James Madison (1751 - 1836)
The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
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Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
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P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.
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Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989)
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
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Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.
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Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
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