Quote from Thomas Paine 

"Society in every state is a blessing,
but Government, even in its best state,
is but a necessary evil;
in its worst state, an intolerable one."

Quote by:
Thomas Paine
(1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author
Date:
1776
Source:
Common Sense, February 14, 1776
 
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