“I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.”

“But I'm very libertarian in the sense that I believe in small government and, as a general rule, I don't believe in imposing values upon people.”

“I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.”

“I believe that the best government that will yield to peace, is one decided by people. Not by a liberator in this case.”

“It is sometimes admitted that many propositions that are affirmed by intelligent people, such as that democracy is the best form of government or that world peace depends upon world government, cannot be tested by the method of experimental science.”

“Good government is known from bad government by this infallible test: that under the former the labouring people are well fed and well clothed, and under the latter, they are badly fed and badly clothed.”

“I felt lonely and content at the same time. I believe that is a rare kind of happiness.”

“I do not believe in races. I do not believe in governments.”

“I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.”

“Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.”