On form of government, there should be checks and…

There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the executive and…

— P. Sathasivam

You can't become a dictator through checks and balances.

— Tommy Chong

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

— Gracie Allen

Balance is a good thing - checks and balances are a good thing.

— Charlie Baker

There are checks and balances in science. There's somebody checking the people doing the science, and then there's somebody who checks the checkers and…

— Michael Shermer

We are a republic, very inefficient. If you want a really efficient form of government, you have a king or a dictator. And in…

— Rick Santelli

In summary, the Romans were opposed to tyranny in any form; and the feature of government to which they gave the most thought was…

— Anonymous

Religion forbids us from assuming a God-like character. This is especially true in politics and government, where limiting the power of the state, division…

— Abdolkarim Soroush

Our carefully constructed system of checks and balances is being negated by the rise of a fourth branch, an administrative state of sprawling departments…

— Jonathan Turley

As a member of Congress, I believe Congress must provide oversight of actions by the Executive Branch as our system of checks and balances…

— Charles B. Rangel

The founders had a strong distrust for centralized power in a federal government. So they created a government with checks and balances. This was…

— Ezra Taft Benson

In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts, I believe…

— Dennis Cardoza

I am running to fix the economy, restore the constitutional system of checks and balances and to end this game of crony capitalism by…

— Dave Brat

Why can't Google, which likes to see itself as a 'Don't Be Evil' benevolent force in society, just write us a big check for…

— Maureen Dowd

Politicians, in many cases - their moral code will be dictated by what can get them reelected, what they can get away with. When…

— Mark Leibovich