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To: MosesKnows

“Which is the proper form of government for free people who desire to remain free? “

The one that makes its presence felt the least.


2 posted on 02/13/2016 7:16:44 AM PST by Daveinyork ("Trusting government with money and power is like trusting teenaged boys with whiskey and car keys",)
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To: Daveinyork
The one that makes its presence felt the least

A notable sentiment indeed.

"That government is best which governs least" is a motto with which Henry David Thoreau opens his pamphlet, Civil Disobedience.

23 posted on 02/13/2016 8:36:56 AM PST by MosesKnows (Love Many, Trust Few, and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe)
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