Bedrock Quote by Adrian Cronauer

“Governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed”

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men…

— Leland Stanford

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

— Anonymous

We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the…

— Ronald Reagan

We were given a system of government that places the people at the center of all decision-making and relies on the consent of the…

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

By nature, every individual has the right to govern himself; and governments, whether founded on majorities or minorities, must derive their right from the…

— John C. Calhoun

A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine…

— Oliver Ellsworth

Our nation was founded on the principle that our government should be of the people, by the people, and for the people - where…

— Tulsi Gabbard

The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government…

— George Washington

Once one accepts the premise of the Declaration of Independence - that governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed" -…

— Thomas I. Emerson

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of…

— Cory Doctorow

A government of our own is our natural right; and when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become…

— Thomas Paine