America Quote by 1st Baronet Sir Francis Bernard

The United States of America have exhibited, perhaps, the first example of governments erected on the simple principles of nature. . . . [In]…

— John Adams

“Following in this tradition, Americans constitutions almost uniformly authorized American governments to act against their subjects only through and under law. As put by…

— Philip Hamburger

I don't think the British or American governments really want to fight the Islamic State. They just want to look as if they are…

— Peter Hitchens

I know these days it sounds a little odd, but American governments are very fearful of European reaction. They were afraid we would be…

— Michael Scheuer

“There is nothing in which mankind have been more unanimous [founding nations upon superstition]; yet nothing can be inferred from it more than this,…

— John Adams

We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them. The merit will be doubled…

— James Madison

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

The reason societies with democratic governments are better places to live in than their alternatives isn't because of some goodness intrinsic to democracy, but…

— Nathan Myhrvold

In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies.

— Robert A. Heinlein

I fully understand the expectations of the state governments. Thus, I am better placed to work closely with the chief ministers.

— Narendra Modi

We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them.

— James Madison

“When we examine, not the language of the propaganda, but the witness of the combatants themselves, religion does not occupy the first place. Their…

— Tzvetan Todorov