Government Is At Best But An Expedient; But Most Governments Are Usually, And All Governments Are Sometimes, Inexpedient. The Objections Which Have Been Brought Against A Standing Army, And They Are Many And Weighty, And Deserve To Prevail, May Also At Last Be Brought Against A Standing Government. - SearchQuotes

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Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government.

Henry David Thoreau

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