“An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.”– Confucius Related Quotes “Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.”– John Kenneth Galbraith “Government is force, pure and simple. There’s no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society – people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily.”– Harry Browne “For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.”– Jonathan Swift