The Founding Fathers envisioned a federal government that trusts its people with their money and freedom, outlining this limited, non-intrusive federal government… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
“When the country’s founding fathers declared independence from Dutch colonists in 1945, the declaration read, in its entirety: ‘We, the people of… — Elizabeth Pisani Copy Share Image
Our Founding Fathers were the first to articulate the reasons for their First Amendment, the same reasons given by Learned Hand, and… — Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr Copy Share Image
All the people constitute the militia - according to the Founding Fathers. Therefore every able-bodied man has a duty under the Constitution… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
A personal note to the Founding Fathers: We're sorry. We blew it. You made it possible for us to live free and… — Philip D. Murphy Copy Share Image
My favorite Founding Fathers, Christians like John Adams, were absolutely appalled by slavery, and did not own slaves. I think we're going… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
The federal government is far larger than the Founding Fathers ever intended it to be. We have racked up over $16 trillion… — Matt Salmon Copy Share Image
The one thing our Founding Fathers could not foresee - they were farmers, professional men, businessmen giving of their time and effort… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“ . . . I have come to revere words like "democracy" and "freedom," the right to vote, the incomprehensibly beautiful origins… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
“In telling these stories of our Nation's past, however, let's not be so zealous in correcting liberal historians that we create our… — Gregg Harris Copy Share Image
“STARTUP THINKING New technology tends to come from new ventures—startups. From the Founding Fathers in politics to the Royal Society in science… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
“...the founders of our nation were nearly all Infidels, and that of the presidents who had thus far been elected { George… — Bird Wilson Copy Share Image
Thomas Jefferson understood the greater purpose of the liberty that our Founding Fathers sought during the creation of our Nation. Although it… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
A family from Mexico who arrived here this morning, legally, has as much right to the American dream as the direct descendants… — Bob Dole Copy Share Image
“Between federal, state, local, sales, and real estate taxes, more than half of my income goes to pay taxes. Since that is… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
America's founding fathers did not intend to take religion out of education. Many of the nation's greatest universities were founded by evangelists… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
“within rigidly circumscribed guidelines. All powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people. The… — Mark Meckler Copy Share Image
This [anti-terrorism bill] is a violation of the First Amendment right to free speech and the Fourth Amendment protection of private property...… — Butch Otter Copy Share Image
“The dismemberment began in Texas, called Tejas back then. There, slavery had been outlawed. Sam Houston led the invasion that reestablished it.… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
“When in doubt, the Founding Fathers preferred that our government do nothing. We’re usually safest when it does. The scariest words someone… — Eric Bolling Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers realized that "the power to tax is the power to destroy," which is why they did not give the… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Democracy is something America has never really practiced. Because the Founding Fathers hated two things: monarchy and democracy. They wanted a republic,… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I just think society, our culture and our world would be better off if we just loved God and loved our neighbor… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Most of the founding fathers, sympathetic with and influenced by the European Enlightenment, saw religion - natural religion, that is - as… — Edwin Gaustad Copy Share Image
Are you a Loyalist or a Patriot? Why, because being a God-fearing, self-reliant, freedom-loving American is a choice. Or we could be… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
“As many as half the people were not even considered by the Founding Fathers as among Bailyn’s “contending powers” in society. They… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Bureaucrats want you to think that the system is too complex because they want you to be stupid about it and uninterested… — Dana Loesch Copy Share Image
“The president’s title as proposed by the senate was the most superlatively ridiculous thing I ever heard of. It is a proof… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I believe the American people are more concerned with a man's views and abilities than with the church to which he belongs.… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
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