Our country was founded on a distrust of government. Our founding fathers gave power to the people to keep an eye on… — David Duchovny Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers: A bunch of old white guys who are making it nearly impossible for modern government to pick our doctors,… — Mike Gallagher Copy Share Image
The American public believes the Founding Fathers were close to infallible and that, while our political system has its faults, it functions… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
“Our founding fathers understood that republics were vulnerable; they knew that “many republics in history, such as the Roman republic, had been… — John W. Dean Copy Share Image
“Frank Herbert warned young people not to trust government, telling them that the American founding fathers had understood this and had attempted… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“We need to revitalize the American spirit. People are always asking ‘What would the founding fathers do,’ but I have yet to… — Bauvard Copy Share Image
Since the time of the Founding Fathers, and since they added the Second Amendment to the Constitution, our guns have developed at… — Emma Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The Founding Fathers set up the American judiciary as a check on the excesses of the elected branches and as a refuge… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Isn't my music the last of the real rhythm and blues? Isn't it great? It's because of my musicians, we were weaned… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our founding fathers. They set forth principles… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
In view of the tide of religiosity engulfing a once secular republic it is refreshing to be reminded by Freethinkers that free… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
In the United States, the Constitution is a health chart left by the Founding Fathers which shows whether or not the body… — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
The power of the silent filibuster to distort Senate politics is now accepted on Capitol Hill and by the press as normal… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
From the days of the Founding Fathers, right to this (2008) election, how and where America fights to defend its freedom, has… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
“I knew I lived in a country founded on the murder of the body and the spirit of others. Native American nations… — Jewelle Gomez Copy Share Image
“Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
“Among my father’s most important messages were that governments lie to protect themselves and they make incredibly stupid decisions. Years after the… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“It would be easy to mistake Daley's tolerance of the Outfit for simple corruption. However, the more accurate assessment appears to be… — Gus Russo Copy Share Image
It [the Constitution] didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Civilization just takes it as a given that the whole world was flooding. Then science came and you had geology and modern… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
“I am apprehensive, Sir, that in the warmth of my feelings, I may have uttered expressions, which were too vehement. If such… — Alexander Hamilton 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
“We need our people and families to unite….to question with boldness without wavering and stand tall. After all, isn’t that what our… — Barbara Post-Askin Copy Share Image
This notion of public-school doors being barred to God would have confounded not only the founding fathers but also those who attended… — William Murchison Copy Share Image
The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The United States is a constitutional republic, and the Founding Fathers fought to ensure that the mob couldn't undermine it. — Kayleigh McEnany Copy Share Image
I strongly believe that the Founding Fathers of our country got it right: power corrupts, and any time you have too much… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
I think that people have short memories, and I think that they believe that our forbearers in the past were these Founding… — Joseph Cummins Copy Share Image
Our Founding Fathers would be proud of all that America has achieved, and will continue to achieve, in the coming years. — John Linder Copy Share Image
In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought to secure our independence and the liberties that remain the foundation of our… — Doc Hastings Copy Share Image
Franklin may . . . be considered one of the founding fathers of American democracy, since no democratic government can last long… — Samuel Eliot Morison Copy Share Image
We can't rely - or no country can rely on just a single personality to carry it forward. And so what the… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
I believe that only through a truly educated citizenry can the ideals that inspired the Founding Fathers of our nation be preserved… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
Maintaining checks and balances on the power of the Judiciary Branch and the other two branches is vital to keep the form… — Todd Tiahrt Copy Share Image
“Were the Founding Fathers wise and just men trying to achieve a good balance? In fact, they did not want a balance,… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
A handwritten Declaration of Independence was on my bedroom wall and the Founding Fathers were above my desk in college. — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Publishers and writers are desperate to cash in on the latest craze, be it baseball, the founding fathers or jihad. Their livelihoods… — Norah Vincent Copy Share Image