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
Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government. — John Allen Fraser Copy Share Image
Every people may establish what form of government they please, and change it as they please, the will of the nation being… — Thomas Jefferson 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
God has implanted a natural tendency to the monarchial form of government not only in the hearts of men but in practically… — Robert Bellarmine Copy Share Image
Liberty is not to be found in any form of government; she is in the heart of the free man; he bears… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
It is an essential tenet of our whole representative form of government, the idea that there should not be some tyranny which… — Todd Akin Copy Share Image
The thing that distinguishes America is that it is a republican form of government - anything that is not outlawed or specifically… — Bernard von NotHaus Copy Share Image
Whereas happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some can attain, while others have little… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
That which most contributes to the permanence of constitutions is the adaptation of education to the form of government, and yet in… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Forms of government matter, in my opinion. It matters how -- the nature of the government in which people live. — George W. Bush 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
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
All forms of government ultimately are not going to succeed in trying to control or censor the Internet. — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
Forms of government become established of themselves. They shape themselves, they are not created. We may give them strength and consistency, but… — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
Parties do not maintain themselves. They are maintained by effort. The government is not self-existent. It is maintained by the effort of… — Calvin Coolidge 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
The problem to be solved is, not what form of government is perfect, but which of the forms is least imperfect. — James Madison Copy Share Image
Aristocracy is that form of government in which education and discipline are qualifications for suffrage and office holding. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
If democracy is control by the people, as it is supposed to be, it is the right form of government. I believe… — Peace Pilgrim 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
It is not safe in the republican form of government that clannishness should exist either by compulsory or voluntary reason. It is… — Timothy Thomas Fortune Copy Share Image
