Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.
Rugby is great. The players don't wear helmets or padding they just beat the living daylights out of each other and then go for a beer. I love that.
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own so do nations not like to live under other nations however noble and great the latter may be.
It's not good for government to tell people that the world owes them a living and that things are free.
If you seek Hamilton's monument look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson but live in Hamilton's country a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government.
Government is force pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily.
But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion.
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.