The best government is that which governs least.

John L. O'Sullivan

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Limited government Government Political theory Politics

Author

John L. O'Sullivan

Source

United States Magazine and Democratic Review

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

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Writer

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United States

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Citation

O'Sullivan, John L. United States Magazine and Democratic Review. Washington DC: Langtree and O'Sullivan, Oct. 1837, introduction.

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Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning, anecdote, all flock to their aid.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Literary Ethics
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1838 1830s 19th century
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Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Literary Ethics." 24 July 1838, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.

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Parties must ever exist in a free country.

On Conciliation with America

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Topic
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Edmund Burke
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On Conciliation with America
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1775 1770s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with America." House of Commons. 22 Mar. 1775, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.