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“The regime which is destroyed by a revolution is almost always an improvement on its immediate predecessor, and experience teaches that the most critical moment for bad governments is the one which witnesses their first steps toward reform.”

Firsts Moments Government Steps Teach Revolution Critical Improvement Destroyed Witness Reform Regimes First Steps Predecessors Bad Government Critical Moments

Book:The Old Regime and the French Revolution

Source: The Old Regime and the French Revolution

“A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad government.”

May Government Practice Theory Ill Phrases Execution Bad Government

Book:Commentaries on the Constitution of the Un. States: With a Prelim. Review of the Constitut. History of the Colonies and States, Bef. the Adoption of the Constitution

Source: Commentaries on the Constitution of the Un. States: With a Prelim. Review of the Constitut. History of the Colonies and States, Bef. the Adoption of the Constitution

“People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests.”

People Ifs Mean Government Lying Interest Politician Right Now Selfish Good And Bad Public Good Docile Bad Government Selfish Interest

Author:James Bovard

“Life under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so.”

Government Dramatic Bad Government Dramatic Life

Author:Oscar Wilde

“Once Confucius was walking on the mountains and he came across a woman weeping by a grave. He asked the woman what here sorrow was, and she replied, We are a family of hunters. My father was eaten by a tiger. My husband was bitten by a tiger and died. And now my only son! Why don't you move down and live in the valley? Why do you continue to live up here? asked Confucius. And the woman replied, But sir, there are no tax collectors here! Confucius added to his disciples, You see, a bad government is more to be feared than tigers.”

Government Moving Father Son Walking Sorrow Husband Mountain Taxes Died Down And Graves My Husband Valleys Disciple Tigers Hunters Taxation Weeping Collectors Bad Government Only Son

Author:Lin Yutang

“Millions who endure poverty and bad government can now know what they are missing. To see how the other half lives all they have to do is switch on their television sets.”

Knows Government Half Poverty Millions Missing Television Endure Other Half Bad Government Half Life

Author:Richard M. Nixon

“The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy.”

Government Policy Truth Is Leaving California Facility Manufacturing Government Policy Bad Government

Author:Carly Fiorina

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