Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos. — John Marshall Copy Share Image
For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Between government in the republican meaning, that is, Constitutional, representative, limited government, on the one hand, and Empire on the other hand,… — Garet Garrett Copy Share Image
The most misreported and misunderstood thing about the tea party is its political leanings. The tea party has no political leaning. It… — Dana Loesch Copy Share Image
Democracies have been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and in general been as short in their lives… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves. — John Locke Copy Share Image
I think that people who believe in limited government would benefit greatly by studying the logic in government itself and the role… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
House Republicans are the most powerful force for limited government, strong national defense, and economic opportunity that exists in America today. But… — Steve Scalise Copy Share Image
Economic freedom, limited government and unlimited respect for private property are essential elements for economic growth. — Javier Milei Copy Share Image
The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
The real problem is that "limited government" invariably leads to unlimited government. If history is to be any guide and current experience… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
I started a college campus-based nonprofit in June 2012 called Turning Point U.S.A. to target millennials in college. Our mission was to… — Charlie Kirk Copy Share Image
I knew that if we were going to actually defeat Harry Reid, we had to have a candidate who would offer a… — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
Citizens ... should be practitioners of civic virtue in their conduct toward government. They should be ever willing to fulfill the duties… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare... they may appoint teachers in every state... The powers of Congress would… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“The American Revolution and its aftermath coincided with two great transformations in the late eighteenth century. In the political sphere, there had… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Conservatism, then, is not a commitment to limited government and liberty—or a wariness of change, a belief in evolutionary reform, or a… — Corey Robin Copy Share Image
“Tea Party Patriots, Inc., as an organization, believes in Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government, and Free Markets. Tea Party Patriots, Inc. is… — Mark Meckler Copy Share Image
“Each party has a platform--a pre-fixed menu of beliefs making up its worldview. The candidate can choose one of the two platforms,… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
“They challenged the widely accepted post–World War II consensus that an activist government was a force for public good. Instead, they argued… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“The inspired principles in the Constitution are the principles of the rule of law which, if preserved, guarantee liberty to every man.… — Noel B. Reynolds Copy Share Image
“When your raison d’être stops being How can we hold to the principles of limited government and economic freedom? and becomes How… — Jeff Flake Copy Share Image
As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe the only check on government power in real time is a free… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others. — William Allen White Copy Share Image
We are moving the debate in a more limited government direction. And in a more rule of law direction, a more conservative… — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
Free enterprise, individual opportunity, limited government. They made America great; only they can keep America strong. — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
There can be no such thing as "limited government," because there is no way to control an entity that in principle enjoys… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
'Conservative,' to me, means someone that has an appreciation for the Constitution, that has an appreciation for a limited government and has… — Tomi Lahren Copy Share Image
I don't want to transform America. I want to restore to America the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The Founders knew that a democracy would lead to some kind of tyranny. The term democracy appears in none of our Founding… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
“The vitriol and viciousness is the inevitable result of a government increasingly deciding the vital aspects of people's lives.” — A.E. Samaan Copy Share Image
