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It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.
It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.
Approximate author period: c. 1931 AD · modern
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- Walter Lippmann
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- Approximate author period: c. 1931 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Walter Lippmann: life dates 1889 to 1974. Wikidata Q316568, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316568 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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