Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one. — James Madison Copy Share Image
A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations...is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Grace, then, is grace,--that is to say, it is sovereign, it is free, it is sure, it is unconditional, and it is… — Alexander Whyte Copy Share Image
