To the question — What is representative government good for? our reply is — It is good, especially good, good above all others, for doing the thing which a government should do. It is bad, especially bad, bad above all others, for doing the things which a government should not do.
Herbert Spencer, “Representative Government — What Is It Good For?” in Essays: Scientific, Political & Speculative, Volume III (1891).
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