The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.
James A. Garfield
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free. -
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In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom we have to say, Like People like Government.
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- Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.
- The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.