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“A decent and manly examination of the acts of government should not only be tolerated, but encouraged.”

Should Government Presidential Decent Examination Manly

Author:William Henry Harrison

“One of the greatest disasters that happened to modern civilization was for democracy to inscribe "liberty" on its banners instead of "justice." Because "liberty" was considered the ideal it was not long until some men interpreted it as meaning "freedom from justice"; then when religion and decent government attempted to bring them back to justice, organized into "freedom groups" they protested that their constitutional and natural rights were being violated.”

“Once politics become a tug-of-war for shares in the income pie, decent government is impossible.”

War Government Impossible Share Income Decent Pie Tug Of War

Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

“I don't trust this [american] government to be regulating corporations. I trust big business to be regulated [by itself] and to be a party to a decent solution.”

Bigs Government Party Solutions Corporations Decent Don't Trust Big Business American Government

Author:Ezra Klein

“Our society is monstrously disjunctive, at once so efficient in war and so inefficient in caring for the welfare of its members. It is frightening to see people rooting in garbage pails on streets, living in cardboard crates under bridges, while their government wages war. Even when there is an emergency in a household, decent parents do not forget to feed the children.”

People Children War Government Parent Forget Poverty Streets Members Caring Bridges Welfare Decent Our Society Efficient Household Frightening Wages Emergencies Garbage

Book:PROSPECT: The Journal of an Artist

Source: PROSPECT: The Journal of an Artist

“A Tory government with a decent mandate seems the only hope of tackling the fiscal catastrophe responsibly.”

Seems Government Decent Catastrophe Mandates Tackling

Author:Max Hastings

“The image of a free constitution was preserved with decent reverence: the Roman senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority, and devolved on the emperors all the executive powers of government. During a happy period (A.D. 98-180) of more than fourscore years, the public administration was conducted by the virtue and abilities of Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and the two Antonines.”

Source: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edited and Abridged): Abridged Edition