Break Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“I consider the central idea pervading this struggle is the necessity that is upon us, of proving that popular govenment is not an absurdity.…

— Abraham Lincoln

“For my part I consider the central idea pervading this struggle is the necessity that is upon us of proving that popular government is…

— Shelby Foote

“For my own part,” the president began, “I consider the central idea pervading this struggle is the necessity that is upon us, of proving…

— Adam Goodheart

A government is free in proportion to the rights it guarantees to the minority.

— Alf Landon

If people cannot limit government they will not for long be free.

— Garet Garrett

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments, is the…

— Abraham Lincoln

A minority government can't govern without support from other parties.

— Nicola Sturgeon

The fact throughout history is that whenever government dominates the economic affairs of its citizenry, a free society is eroded, then destroyed, and a…

— William E. Simon

Government seems to operate on the principle that if even one individual is incapable of using his freedom competently, no one can be allowed…

— Harry Browne

A government resting on the minority is an aristocracy, not a Republic, and could not be safe with a numerical and physical force against…

— James Madison

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations...is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does of necessity…

— Abraham Lincoln

The freest government, if it could exist, would not be long acceptable, if the tendency of the laws were to create a rapid accumulation…

— Daniel Webster