Any government is evil if it carries within it the tendency to deteriorate into Tyranny. The danger of such deterioration is more acute in a country in which the government has authority not only over the armed forces but also over every channel of education and information.

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I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious. Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.

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Rebuilding of hurricane Ian damaged homes will likely be muted, as 80% of owners did not have insurance.― Steven Magee

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First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. ― Aristotle

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A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.

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It's all about the money. -Joe Jackson

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A republican government should be based on free and equal education among the people

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I no longer wield the power of the office for the government of the church, but in the service of prayer I remain, so to speak, within St. Peter's bounds. St. Benedict, whose name I bear as pope, shall be a great example in this for me. He showed us the way to a life which, active or passive, belongs wholly to the work of God. - Pope Benedict XVI

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The same thinking that has led you to where you are is not going to lead you to where you want to go.

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There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place.

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