To take a single step beyond the boundaries specially drawn around the powers of Congress is to take possession of a boundless… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
When all government ...in little as in great things... shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power; it will… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
An elective despotism was not the government we fought for, but one which should not only be founded on true free principles,… — Thomas Jefferson 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
No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe… — J. Michael Straczynski Copy Share Image
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
The more power government has to provide things, the more power it has to dictate terms. — Sheldon Richman Copy Share Image
We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our constitution was made… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that 'all powers not delegated to the United States, by… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
With respect to the words "general welfare," I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them.… — James Madison Copy Share Image
