thomas hobbes said the government is best which governs least.
thomas hobbes said the government is best which governs least.
who said the government is best which governs least?
thomas hobbes
an aphorism often erroneously attributed to thomas jefferson, "that government is best which governs least...", was actually found in thoreau's "civil disobedience." thoreau was apparently paraphrasing the motto of "the united states magazine and democratic review": "the best government is that which governs least" which might also be inspired from the 17th verse of the tao te ching by laozi: ""the best rulers are scarcely known by their subjects."" thoreau expanded it significantly:









































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civil disobedience (thoreau)
following this introduction to his style and philosophy, colbert listed a series of absurd "beliefs that i live by", such as "i believe in america. i believe it exists." he alluded to outsourcing to china and satirized the traditional republican opposition to "big government" by referencing the iraq war. "i believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least. and by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in iraq."









































colbert then mocked bush's sinking approval ratings:
stephen colbert at the 2006 white house correspondents' dinner