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• That government is best which governs least. -- Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience
• I heartily accept the motto -- "That government is best which governs lea
  and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically....
• That government is best which governs not at all.
  -- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), "Civil Disobedience" 1849...
• I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet devised by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.
  -- Thomas Jefferso...
• No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms.
  The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government....
• It is error alone which needs the support of government.
  Truth can stand by itself. -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Notes on Virginia...
• For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well organized and armed milita is their best security.
  -- Thomas Jefferson, 1808...
• All authority belongs to the people. -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
• A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on Earth.
  .. and what no just government should refuse. -- Thomas Jefferson, Letter to James Madison, Paris, Dec....