Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.
The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery.
When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel much more confident. It just gives you a bit of a boost.
Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works.
A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained.
Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs, and do them well.
Government is dysfunctional.
Government is at its worst when you have apathy from its citizens.
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily.
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