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But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.


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One unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares, and so breaking more windows costs nothing.



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Public order is a fragile thing, and if you don't fix the first broken window, soon all the windows will be broken.



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I believe that the high rates of property crime (and some of the increase in violent crime) are part of the price you pay for freedom.



In terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly.

In terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly.



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A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism.



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But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government



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Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character.



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