I look back at history, and some of the worst governments we've ever had, you know one of the first things they ever did? They went after the trade unions.
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Previous governments, particularly the one before I took over, mismanaged the economy quite badly.
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government.
If we say, 'The government sucks,' we're kind of saying that we suck.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.
I never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything.
The very best Labor governments in our nation's history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations.
Everybody knows that the industrialized nations are the worst offenders.