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"A country whose territory stretches across the continent, and whose empire stretches across the world, with 300 million citizens, is a lot different place than Thomas Jefferson's country."

Ok

"There ain't much government in Liberia."

So I don't think it's a statement advocating anarchy.

"I say the government which governs best governs best."

I think you misunderstood what the statement means or don't want to acknowledge it. It's so sad that Liberalism has been perverted into promoting a bigger, more pervasive, more intrusive, more concentrated central government authority at the expense of personal freedom and diffusion of government powers.