The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.
H.L. Mencken
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln
When politics are used to allocate resources, the resources all end up being allocated to politics.
P.J. O’Rourke
That government is best which governs least.
Henry David Thoreau
It is not the responsibility of the government or the legal system to protect a citizen from himself. – Justice Casey Percell
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them. – P. J. O’Rourke
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. – Ronald Reagan
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business. – Calvin Coolidge
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed. – William Penn
No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. – Mark Twain