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It would seem, then, to be the part of political wisdom to found government on property; and to establish such distribution of property, by…

— Daniel Webster

Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that which the…

— James Madison

Power must be in the hands of the wealth of the nation, those who have sympathy for property owners and their rights, and who…

— James Madison

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

The primary function of government is to protect the minority of the opulent from the majority of the poor.

— James Madison

“The most important possession of a country is its population. If this is maintained in health and vigour everything else will follow; if this…

— Albert Howard

The democratic principle, enunciated in the words of the Declaration of Independence, declared that government was secondary, that the people who established it were…

— Howard Zinn

Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

— Adrian Cronauer

Government originated in the attempt to find a form of association that defends and protects the person and property of each with the common…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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 true principle of government is this - make the system compleat in its structure; give a perfect proportion and balance to its parts;…

— Alexander Hamilton

“Government, deriving its authority from the people as a whole, must act as a fiduciary to protect the natural resources held in trust from…

— Mary Christina Wood