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title: "9 Government Tries Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [“When a government tries to consume a country, the people will destroy them. Fear is overrated, now what controls masses is need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-loskov/when-a-government-tries-to-consume-a-country-the-people-will-destroy/)

[Kimberly Loskov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-loskov/)

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> [When government tries to make people more equal, it makes them more unequal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cook/when-government-tries-to-make-people-more-equal-it-makes-them-more/)

[James Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cook/)

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> [ When the government tries to invade the church to enforce its own opinion on \[gay\] marriage, that's when it's time to resist. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/when-the-government-tries-to-invade-the-church-to-enforce-its-own/)

[Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/)

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> [One lesson of Sept. 11 is that a government that tries to do everything is likely to do most of it badly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-steyn/one-lesson-of-sept-11-is-that-a-government-that-tries-to-do/)

[Mark Steyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-steyn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/mark-steyn-1844_government_one-lesson-of-sept-11-is-that-a-governme_2005949.png)

> [If someone from the government tries to put his hands on your money... run away as fast as you can and tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-klavan/if-someone-from-the-government-tries-to-put-his-hands-on-your-money/)

[Andrew Klavan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-klavan/)

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> [If you look at government policy generally, what government tries to do in all instances is to make sure that we take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-you-look-at-government-policy-generally-what-government-tries-to/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/thabo-mbeki-2259_care_if-you-look-at-government-policy-general_1672508.png)

> [The more things a government undertakes to do, the fewer things it can do completely. When the government tries to do everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-hazlitt/the-more-things-a-government-undertakes-to-do-the-fewer-things-it-can/)

[Henry Hazlitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-hazlitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/henry-hazlitt-2839_can-do_the-more-things-a-government-undertakes_3199581.jpg)

> [If the U.S. government tries to restrict or clamp down, that just means there will be many more bitcoin businesses in Hong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ver/if-the-u-s-government-tries-to-restrict-or-clamp-down-that-just-means/)

[Roger Ver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ver/)

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> [It will be, I suppose, a foolhardy Government that tries to push through legislation making knowledge of both official languages one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-lamarsh/it-will-be-i-suppose-a-foolhardy-government-that-tries-to-push/)

[Judy LaMarsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-lamarsh/)

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