claim: thomas jefferson said, "that government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."
author: jody hice
evidence_1: "that government is best which governs least, because its people discipline  themselves." sources consulted: founders online; thomas jefferson retirement  ...
evidence_2: "that government is best which governs least" is a motto with which henry ... it  has been attributed to thomas jefferson, but no one has ever found it in any of  jefferson's writings. ... "it will be said that great societies cannot exist without  government. ... is best which governs the least, because its people discipline  themselves.
evidence_3: may 19, 2015 ... says thomas jefferson said "that government is best which governs least. ...  which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.
evidence_4: "government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! ... thomas jefferson ( 1801–1809), james madison (1809–1817) ... "that government is best which  governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." .... it is sometimes  sneeringly said by those who do not like free government, that here we count  heads.
evidence_5: famous quote from thomas jefferson. ... thomas jefferson. when angry count ...  it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods, or no god. it neither  ... resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. .... that  government is best which governs least, because its people discipline  themselves. if we