Alexander Hamilton on government

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

The best government is that which governs least.

John L. O'Sullivan1813–1895Often credited to Thomas Paine

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.