claim: "thomas jefferson said, ‘government that governs least governs best.’ "
author: mike pence
evidence_1: "the best government is that which governs least." "that government is ... earliest  known appearance in print, attributed to thomas jefferson: 18533. comments: ...
evidence_2: sep 22, 2017 ... vice president pence cited a fake thomas jefferson quote. ... words: “thomas  jefferson said, 'government that governs least governs best.'”.
evidence_3: resistance to civil government (civil disobedience) is an essay by american  transcendentalist henry david thoreau that was first published in 1849. in it ...
evidence_4: sep 6, 2017 ... the phrase “that government is best which governs least” is often ... (it's also  sometimes credited to thomas jefferson or john locke, but ...
evidence_5: sep 21, 2017 ... pence dodged the question with a fake thomas jefferson quote. ... “thomas  jefferson said, 'government that governs least, governs best,'” pence said, using  a quote that the thomas jefferson foundation says jefferson ...