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

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United States Magazine and Democratic Review

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English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

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Writer

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United States

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

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Hegel, G. W. F. Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte [Lectures on the Philosophy of World History]. c. 1830, University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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