Liberty Quotes

"Good Government is not intrusive,the people are hardly aware of it; the next best is felt yet loved; then comes that which is known and feared; the worst government is hated." -- Lao-Tzu [Li Erh] (570-490 BC) 'Old Sage', Father of Taoism Source: Tao Te Ching
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"Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice." -- Lao-Tzu [Li Erh] (570-490 BC) 'Old Sage', Father of Taoism Source: Tao Te Ching
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"The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine." -- Lao-Tzu [Li Erh] (570-490 BC) 'Old Sage', Father of Taoism Source: Tao Te Ching
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