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Remember that government doesn't earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else.

A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.

The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.

Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent.

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

In philanthropy, many of us give a little bit and each year we give more and more to see what actually works and not just throw money out there and see if it's going to work. If the government did the same thing, fabulous.

The government, in my judgment, cannot create money; the government can give its note, like an individual, and the prospect of its being paid determines its value.

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.