"Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government." ― Edmund Burke Topic(s): Government Tags: nothing, turns More From Edmund Burke "Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations – wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco." "Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty." "The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse." More In Government "Extraordinary how potent cheap music is."― Noel Coward "I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it."― Andrew Jackson "I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early ’60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care."― Ron Paul