The essence of Government is power and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. less than 1 minute read
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. less than 1 minute read
Look, architecture has a lot of places to hide behind, a lot of excuses. ‘The client made me do this.’ ‘The city made me do this.’ ‘Oh, the budget.’ I don’t believe that anymore. less than 1 minute read
Swing voters are more appropriately known as the ‘idiot voters’ because they have no set of philosophical principles. By the age of fourteen, you’re either a Conservative or a Liberal if you have an IQ above a toaster. less than 1 minute read
We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn’t come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn’t resurging. It didn’t work out. less than 1 minute read
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government. less than 1 minute read
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. less than 1 minute read
The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived. less than 1 minute read
I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the Government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of Property. less than 1 minute read
