Quotes

"That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves." -Thomas Jefferson

"The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted." -James Madison

"The happiness of society is the end of government." -John Adams

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -George Washington

"The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people." -Andrew Johnson

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." -Thomas Jefferson

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." -James Madison

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -Theodore Roosevelt

"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." -Gerald Ford

"We are a nation that has a government—not the other way around. And that makes us special among the nations of the earth." -Ronald Reagan


"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just." -Thomas Jefferson