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" Those who want the Government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination. "

Harry S Truman

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Mind

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Because

Government

Rare

" I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount. "

" The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. "

" Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. "

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" We cannot watch another family lose everything - risking their lives and the lives of the first responders sent to rescue them - because the flood insurance program's seal of government approval fooled them into thinking they were safe. That's more than wrong: it's immoral. "

" Let the people think they govern and they will be governed. "

" No power on earth is greater than a mind and soul reawakened. Our Constitution begins 'we the people', not 'us the government'. "

" So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done. "

" In every country except - industrial country except the United States, the government uses its massive purchasing power to negotiate drug prices. That's one of the reasons prices are so much higher in the United States than in other countries. "

" Parents today are under a lot of stress, sometimes working two jobs just to make ends meet. They're trying to find day care for their kids and elder care for their own parents. The Federal Government shouldn't add to their worries by not living up to its obligations. "

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" A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine in society, with an expectation to have our persons and properties defended against unreasonable exactions either at home or abroad. "

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" The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some of his rights, in order to have his other rights protected - involves a palpable absurdity, both legally and politically. "

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Injustice

Government

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