Henry David Thoreau Quote 

"I heartily accept the motto,
that government is best which governs least ...
Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which I also believe,
that government is best which governs not at all;
and when men are prepared for it,
that will be the kind of government which they will have."

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his book, On The Duty of Civil Disobedience, 1849
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Amen and a great book also.
 -- KS, Somewhere,USA
 
Less government ... PLEASE!
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI
 
Good idea, but the kicker is "when men are prepared." Since they never will be, government remains necessary
 -- Jonathan, tucson, AZ
 
Self-government is an ideal, to be sought and improved upon, rather than finalized. It is akin to a navigator who aims at the North Star, to help a ship toward its destination, rather than to reach the star.
 -- Allen Weingarten, Monroe Township, NJ
 
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