Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle… — Leland Stanford Copy Share Image
Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government… — Paul Tsongas Copy Share Image
We are a nation that has a government-not the other way around. And that makes us special among the nations of the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We set up government by consent of the governed, and the Bill of Rights denies those in power any legal opportunity to… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
“Fortunately, there was government by consent of the governed in America—but just as unfortunately, such governments dearly hate to admit a mistake.” — T. R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
Governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
The Assad regime has lost the consent of the governed, and it is difficult to see how a replacement Alawite regime would… — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
In a nation based on the 'consent of the governed,' judges are supposed to apply the laws the people have assented to. — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
“above all, Locke’s transforming idea that government was established and maintained by the consent of the governed, in which all men had… — James MacGregor Burns Copy Share Image
“The authority of government, even such as I am willing to submit to— for I will cheerfully obey those who know and… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
No peace can last, or ought to last, which does not recognize and accept the principle that governments derive all their just… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
“Public access to government information is a fundamental prerequisite to a functioning democracy. A democratic system is based on the notion that… — John Podesta Copy Share Image
Even government by the consent of the governed, as in our own Constitution, must be limited in its power to act against… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
“governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes… — Declaration of Independence Copy Share Image
Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
“What Lippmann took from the war—as he explained in his 1922 classic Public Opinion—was the gap between the true complexity of the… — Tim Wu Copy Share Image
Our situation illustrates the American idea that governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
