“Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil in its worst state an intolerable one.”

“Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.”

“Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and ju...”

“Strong prejudices in an ill-formed mind are hazardous to government.”

“There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.”

“Counterfeit money should not be done by anyone, whether it be government or private.”

“The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.”

“A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.”

“The State is not God. It has not the right to take away what it cannot restore when it wants to.”

“The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a go...”

“Government is not reason it is not eloquence - it is force.”

“Governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed”