...itself. He distinguished between society, which he called our patron, and government, which he called our punisher. Society in every state is a blessing, but...necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one. . . . Government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence; the palaces of kings are built upon the...

...social progress, but they consider the things government does for others as socialism. Earl Warren Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. Thomas Paine Since the end of the Second World War government attitudes to training have varied between...

...parasites living on the labour of the industries. -Jefferson uenzrfl 232 <£> euiP&i)ffu5>eu 1513. Government even in its best state, is but, a necessary evil, in its worst state, an intolerable one. - Thomas Paine 1514. The government is us: we are the government - you and I. - Roosewelt g\ijs, sr<is>(err>emi.iLiff...

...spnngs from the conviction expressed by Thomas Paine (1737-1809) in his book Common Sense: Govemment, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. Philosophers from both west and east have generally viewed anarchy as the worst possible political...

..."Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively...necessary evil in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a...

...Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively...The first is a patron, the last a punisher. Society is in every state a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil. On the...

...question McKinney poses would have been a betrayal of her duty to vigilance in defense of democracy. "Society in every state is a blessing, but government,...necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a...

...life. Perhaps, as an outsider, he perceived these other outsiders as insiders?" CHAPTER NINE The Split Society in every state is a blessing, but government...necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a...

...di queste istituzioni: «Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness [...]. Society in every state is a blessing, but government,...necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one» 11 . Fermato questo punto, all'interno del pensiero liberale è aperto il dibattito sull'estensione...

...local, but universal, and through which the principles of all Lovers of Mankind are affected. . . . Society in every state is a blessing, but government...in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worse state, an intolerable one, for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government...