<P> An aphorism often erroneously attributed to Thomas Jefferson , `` That government is best which governs least ... '' , was actually found in Thoreau 's Civil Disobedience . Thoreau was apparently paraphrasing the motto of The United States Magazine and Democratic Review : `` The best government is that which governs least . '' Thoreau expanded it significantly : </P>
<P> An aphorism often erroneously attributed to Thomas Jefferson , `` That government is best which governs least ... '' , was actually found in Thoreau 's Civil Disobedience . Thoreau was apparently paraphrasing the motto of The United States Magazine and Democratic Review : `` The best government is that which governs least . '' Thoreau expanded it significantly : </P>
who said the government is best which governs least
who said the government is best which governs least
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