Quote Genre: Government

Kahlil Gibran – ‘Are you a politician asking …

‘Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first then you are a parasite; is the second then you are … Continue reading →

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Robert C. Winthrop – ‘A star for every State and a…

‘A star for every State and a State for every star.’

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Woodrow Wilson – ‘Liberty has never come from …

‘Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it…. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power not the increase of it.’

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George Washington – ‘I go to the chair of governm…

‘I go to the chair of government with feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.’

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William Walker – ‘When reading a speech Learn…

‘When reading a speech Learn to read slow: all other graces Will follow in their proper places.’

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Francois Voltaire – ‘In general the art of govern…

‘In general the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.’

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Unknown – ‘Just as the separation and i…

‘Just as the separation and independence of the coordinate branches of the Federal Government serve to prevent the accumulation of excessive power in any one branch a healthy balance of power between the States and the Federal Government will reduce … Continue reading →

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Count Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy – ‘Government is an association…

‘Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us.’

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General Dwight David Eisenhower – ‘There is a kind of dictators…

‘There is a kind of dictatorship that can come about through a creeping paralysis of thought readiness to accept paternalistic measures by government and along with those measures comes a surrender of our own responsibilities and therefore a surrender of … Continue reading →

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Douglas L. Edmonds – ‘How many of us are waiting f…

‘How many of us are waiting for the opportunity to do some great thing for the betterment of our community forgetting that the solution of the problem requires only the active intelligent fulfillment of individual civic duty. The only things … Continue reading →

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