Between government in the
Between government in the republican meaning, that is, Constitutional, representative, limited government, on the one hand, and Empire on the other hand, there is mortal enmity. Garet Garrett
Limited Government
Fifty-one percent of a
Fifty-one percent of a nation can establish a totalitarian regime, suppress minorities and still remain democratic. Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
A patriot must always
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. Edward Abbey
The greater the power,
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. Edmund Burke
The people never give
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. Edmund Burke
No one can read
No one can read our Constitution without concluding that the people who wrote it wanted their government severely limited; the words \”no\” and \”not\” employed in restraint of government power occur 24 times in the first seven articles of the Constitution and 22 more times in the Bill of Rights. Edmund A. Opitz
While an equality of
While an equality of rights under a limited government is possible and an essential condition of individual freedom, a claim for equality of material position can be met only by a government with totalitarian powers. Friedrich August von Hayek
The chief evil is
The chief evil is unlimited government, and nobody is qualified to wield unlimited power. Friedrich August von Hayek
Socialism, like the ancient
Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all . . . . It is as if the socialists were … Read more
Politics should be the
Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen. Dwight D. Eisenhower