Common Defense Quotes

12 quotes by 10 authors

• Government can have no more than two legitimate purposes - the suppression of injustice against individuals within the community, and the common defense against external… — William Godwin
• This power ought to be coextensive with all the possible combinations of such circumstances; and ought to be under the direction of the same councils… — Alexander Hamilton
• To refer the power in question to the clause "to provide for the common defense and general welfare" would be contrary to the established and… — James Madison
• The principal purposes to be answered by union are these the common defense of the members; the preservation of the public peace as well against… — Alexander Hamilton
• I support development and deployment of a limited national missile defense. Few if any of our duties surpass our obligation to provide for the common… — Joe Lieberman
• We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense,… — Gouverneur Morris
• The great leading objects of the federal government, in which revenue is concerned, are to maintain domestic peace, and provide for the common defense. — Alexander Hamilton
• The Constitution, when it says, "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility,… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
• Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for… — George Washington
• A common defense among obituary-fanciers such as myself is that the obit is not about death at all. It is about life. This is true… — Tom Rachman
• Taxes, well laid and well spent, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and promote the general welfare. Taxes protect property and the environment;… — Jill Lepore
• If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is… — Don Nickles

Who Wrote These Common Defense Quotes

10 authors contributed a total of 12 Common Defense Quotes as follows:

• 3 Common Defense Quotes by Alexander Hamilton
• 1 Common Defense Quote by William Godwin
• 1 Common Defense Quote by James Madison
• 1 Common Defense Quote by Joe Lieberman
• 1 Common Defense Quote by Gouverneur Morris
• 1 Common Defense Quote by Joseph Smith, Jr.
• 1 Common Defense Quote by George Washington
• 1 Common Defense Quote by Tom Rachman
• 1 Common Defense Quote by Jill Lepore
• 1 Common Defense Quote by Don Nickles