I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow. Votes: 3
Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better than any centralized government planning process. Votes: 3
The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. Votes: 3
The siren song of redistribution of wealth by centralized government never ceases for those who seek irreversible and unusurpable control over the lives and liberties of private citizens. Votes: 3
Nonetheless, we continue to be obsessed with finding or inventing a European nation which, as in the nation state, guarantees homogeneity and thus an appropriate form of democracy and centralized government. Votes: 3
No centralized government, no matter how big, how smart or how powerful, can effectively and efficiently control much of society in a beneficial way. On the contrary, big governments are inherently inefficient and harmful. Votes: 3
The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom. Votes: 0
War has all the characteristics of socialism most conservatives hate: Centralized power, state planning, false rationalism, restricted liberties, foolish optimism about intended results, and blindness to unintended secondary results. Votes: 3 Joseph Sobran
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. Votes: 4 Thomas Paine