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> [“The duty of the people is to tend to their own affairs. The duty of government is to help them do it. This is the pasta of politics. The inspired leader, the true prince, no matter how great, can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crichton/the-duty-of-the-people-is-to-tend-to-their-own-affairs-the-duty-of/)

Robert Crichton

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## More by Robert Crichton

> [“The duty of the people is to tend to their own affairs. The duty of government is to help them do it. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crichton/the-duty-of-the-people-is-to-tend-to-their-own-affairs-the-duty-of/)

Robert Crichton

> [“The story is the same, over and over, only the facts are different and the names and the places.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crichton/the-story-is-the-same-over-and-over-only-the-facts-are-different-and/)

Robert Crichton

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