"When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished." ― Adam Weishaupt Topic(s): Government Tags: government, lives, under More From Adam Weishaupt "It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination." "And of all illumination which human reason can give, none is comparable to the discovery of what we are, our nature, our obligations, what happiness we are capable of, and what are the means of attaining it." More In Government "I would hope that my writing’s cleaner than it was when I started."― Nora Roberts "Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals."― Jesse Helms "I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen."― Buffalo Bill