If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Democracy is a form of government that cannot long survive, for as soon as the people learn that they have a voice… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
It’s sad. Marxism didn’t work. Communism didn’t work. Capitalism doesn’t work. Nothing works. Even democracy doesn’t work. Democracy-the greatest form of government… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
Obama might think of himself as one, but he is not a dictator. We are not a banana republic yet. This is… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I do love this people [the French] with all my heart, and think that with a better religion and a better form… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It is a matter of record that in the German Election of 1933, the Communist Party was ordered by its leaders to… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
We have, as all will agree, a free Government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man.… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I draw my idea of the form of government from a principle in nature, which no art can overturn, viz. that the… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
There is no good government but what is republican. That the only valuable part of the British constitution is so; for the… — John Adams Copy Share Image
...should We consent to an order of Cincinnati consisting of all the Officers of the Army & Citizens of Consiquence in the… — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
Were I to define the British constitution, therefore, I should say, it is a limited monarchy, or a mixture of the three… — John Adams Copy Share Image
It is necessary for every American, with becoming energy to endeavor to stop the dissemination of principles evidently destructive of the cause… — Mercy Otis Warren Copy Share Image
I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The duty imposed upon him [the president] to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, follows out the strong injunctions of… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
All our moves are based on four general principles: continued use of the rifle, no waiving of historical rights, no peace, and… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
In the many forms of government which have sprung up there has always been an acknowledgement of justice and proportionate equality, although… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that the army of persons who urge greater and greater centralization of authority and greater and greater dependence upon… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
I think democracies are prone to inflation because politicians will naturally spend [excessively] - they have the power to print money and… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
ANARCHISM:The philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by man-made law; the theory that all forms of government rest… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Democracy is an interesting, even laudable, notion and there is no question but that when compared to Communism, which is too dull,… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
The form of government, when it has been prudently established, produces citizens distinguished for bravery, justice, and every other good quality; whereas,… — Dionysius of Halicarnassus Copy Share Image
It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
[In a democracy] a common passion or interest will, in almost every case , be felt by a majority of the whole;… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Of all forms of government and society, those of free men and women are in many respects the most brittle. They give… — Dorothy Thompson Copy Share Image
In more than half the nations of our world, torture certifies that the form of government is tyranny. Only tyranny, no matter… — Martha Gellhorn Copy Share Image
Neither should we forget the mean, which at the present day is lost sight of in perverted forms of government; for many… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is… — B. R. Ambedkar Copy Share Image
It is said slavery is all we are fighting for, and if we give it up we give up all. Even if… — Patrick Cleburne Copy Share Image
Democracy is not an easy form of government, because it is never final; it is a living, changing organism, with a continuous… — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image
Canadians should realise when they are well off under the Monarchy. For the vast majority of Canadians, being a Monarchy is probably… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
When we have run through all forms of government, without partiality to that we were born under, we are at a loss… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Inside the modern city, in spite of its nominal political unity, there are probably more communities, more differing customs, traditions, aspirations, and… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
The freest form of government is only the least objectionable form. The rule of the many by the few we call tyranny:… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief. Once relieved, its… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The widespread distribution of private property ownership is the cornerstone of American liberty. Without it, neither our free enterprise system nor our… — Jeffrey H Reiman Copy Share Image
Every so often we hear people clamor for a change. Let's change the Constitution, change the form of Government, change everything for… — William J. H. Boetcker Copy Share Image
For forms of government let fools contest; Whate'er is best administer'd is best. For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
It is acknowledged, namely, that there are in the world three forms of government, autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy: autocracies and oligarchies are… — Aeschines Copy Share Image
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
![“I do love this people [the French] with all my heart, and think that with a better religion and a better form of government and their present governors their condition and country would be most enviable.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9d2/thomas-jefferson-43_conditions_i-do-love-this-people-the-french-with-al_1131931.jpg)
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