A government that can take all and can seize all, a government that doesn't trust its citizens, a government that says it's their way or the highway... that's the scary part.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.
People are afraid of an unorganized, wasteful government.
Governments sometimes turn paranoid. And they fear things. And sometimes the thing they fear the most is the populace.
A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.
I don't like government, it's just that simple.
A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.