If the voters really understood what we were up to they'd vote us out of office. — Robert Byrd Copy Share Image
We can achieve much greater representation through term-limited members. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I have always thought that term limits for Justices sound good until you really give the issue some thought. — David Stras Copy Share Image
The traits in career politicians the public detests most are produced when ego triumphs over principle. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I fundamentally believe in term limits, for Congress, presidents, and board members. — Jim Breyer Copy Share Image
Careerism in Washington "goes to the heart of what's wrong in America right now." — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The ballot box and the voters and how they pay attention and the decisions they make are really what should define term… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
I believe in term limits for presidents because I think that there is no doubt I'm a better president now than I… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
People that had the guts to put their loyalty to the Constitution ahead of their loyalty to their political party were citizen… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than… — George Mason Copy Share Image
Politics and self-interest have been so uniformly connected, that the world, from being so often deceived, has a right to be suspicious… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Our message of a balanced budget amendment, term limits to end career politicians, and a real plan to keep America safe is… — Ralph Norman Copy Share Image
I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit themselves if… — George J. Mitchell Copy Share Image
We need to focus on reducing property taxes. We need to focus on education funding. We need to focus on getting term… — Bruce Rauner Copy Share Image
You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. ... Government contains impure ingredients - as anybody who's looked… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Statesmen exhibit five key commitments: 1) A commitment to principles above politics; 2) An ability to compromise without abandoning principle; 3) A… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I think if you do term limits, you would really increase the power of lobbying. — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
I am opposed to term limits because if we did not have seasoned professionals, we would not have the good government that… — George Will Copy Share Image
It is easy to see how after receiving this adoration for a term or two most members become convinced they are indispensable. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The Governor would serve a five-year term and be ineligible for reelection. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I am for making of terms annual, and for sending an entire new set every year. — John Adams Copy Share Image
During the CPAC conference, Rand Paul told the crowd it was time for a new president and that people need to help… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
If many have their turns to rule, ... this will encourage all men to advance Righteousness and that the Commonwealth will hereby… — Gerrard Winstanley Copy Share Image
If congress refuses to obey its own rules. If congress refuses to pass a balanced budget. If congress refuses to read the… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Few things infuse a member of Congress with more courage than self-imposed term limits or an imminent retirement. The issues they choose… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass… — George Mason Copy Share Image
It's a lot easier to see, at least in some cases, what the long-term limits of the possible will be, because they… — K. Eric Drexler Copy Share Image
I would like to believe I would not have behaved differently had I not made a term limits pledge, but my own… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The career politicians in Washington had transformed a government "for the people" into a government for themselves and for special interests. — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The permanent institutional expertise class is now no longer the legislators, it's the lobbyists who don't have term limits and are there… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
Career politicians do not have the courage to prioritize spending and say no to demanding special interest groups who do not reflect… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I still believe that term limits is the best way to ensure that the next generation, not the next election, is the… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
I've declined every congressional benefit I could decline, federal health insurance, the retirement program, the 403(b) program, which I think is overly… — Scott Rigell Copy Share Image
In the age of term limits, unfortunately, you see power not in the people who are elected by the people, but instead… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
