That Government Is Best Which Governs Least Thoreau
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. And never stop fighting. David Levine Gallery 1981 The New York Review Of Books Anthony Burgess Caricature Anthony When Thoreau saysThat government is best which governs least he means that the government is best and most profitable when it presides over less. . It exists because the people have chosen it to execute their will but it is susceptible to misuse. The phrase that government is best which governs least is often credited to Henry David Thoreau in his 1849 Civil Disobedience or Resistance to Civil Government. That government is best which governs least -Henry David Thoreau. Peoples buying and selling determine the patterns of production that best serve the wants and needs of all humanity. I heartily accept the motto That government is best which governs least. The market economy thus is the means to the peaceful unity of mankind. Resis...