"There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance." ― William F. Buckley, Jr. Topic(s): Relationship More From William F. Buckley, Jr. "The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry." "I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence." "I won’t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said." More In Relationship "When a mother quarrels with a daughter, she has a double dose of unhappiness hers from the conflict, and empathy with her daughter’s from the conflict with her. Throughout her life a mother retains this special need to maintain a good relationship with her daughter."― Terri Apter "This book is about physics and its about physics and its relationship with mathematics and how they seem to be intimately related and to what extent can you explore this relationship and trust it."― Roger Penrose "There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship."― Iris Murdoch