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Dangerous servant and fearful master

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.

Author Greg RavenPosted on February 22, 2010November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories governmentTags George Washington

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