Encroachment Quotes

56 quotes by 38 authors

Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the indefinite… — James Madison
[A] mere demarcation on parchment of the constitutional limits of the several departments is not a sufficient guard against those encroachments which lead to a… — James Madison
People are not usually deprived of their liberties all at once, but gradually, by one encroachment after another, as it is found they are disposed… — Jonathan Mayhew
Do the people of this landâ€¦desire to preserve those [liberties] protected by the First Amendmentâ€¦ If so, let them withstand all beginnings of encroachment. For… — George Sutherland
Before the advent of Hitler or Stalin, who took their power from the German and the Russian people, measures were thrust upon the free legislatures… — Unknown Author
That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is… — Edmund Burke
I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country, and… — Benjamin Franklin
The arts are encroaching one upon another, and from a proper use of this encroachment will rise the art that is truly monumental. — Wassily Kandinsky
The preservation of a free government requires not merely that the metes and bounds which separate each department of power be invariably maintained; but more… — James Madison
As compacts, charters of government are superior in obligation to all others, because they give effect to all others. As truths, none can be more… — James Madison
Since they are our right, let us be vigilant to preserve them uninfringed, and free from encroachments. If animosities arise, and we should be obliged… — Benjamin Franklin
These are no ordinary claims; and it seems hardly possible for a rational being to regard them with even a subdued interest; much less to… — Simon Greenleaf
What a story is, is devious. It pretends transparency, forthrightness. It engages with ordinary people, ordinary matters, recognizable stuff. But this is all a masquerade.… — Joy Williams
How necessary it is at all times to watch against the attempted encroachment of power, and to prevent its running to excess. — Thomas Paine
The concept of military necessity is seductively broad, and has a dangerous plasticity. Because they invariably have the visage of overriding importance, there is always… — William J. Brennan
Being a patriot doesnâ€™t mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to… — Edward Snowden
The mystery lies in the here and now. The mystery is: What is one to do with oneself? As you get older you begin to… — Walker Percy
There is a limit to the legitimate interference of collective opinion with individual independence: and to find that limit, and maintain it against encroachment, is… — John Stuart Mill
Nature soothes us. Nature heals us, and something more, the woods are a place of power. Any woods that are still surviving on this planet,… — Frederick Lenz
The arts of power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its victim; denounces it; and excites… — Henry Clay

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