Founding Quotes

258 quotes by 200 authors

The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people. — Hugo Black
If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent reading room and a library.… — Stephen Leacock
Many agricultural counties are far more important in the life of the State than their population bears to the entire population of the State. It… — Earl Warren
Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity… — Paul Tsongas
Obama's personality traits, coupled with his extreme-leftist agenda, make him particularly dangerous to the American ideal and to the preservation of our founding principles, as… — David Limbaugh
The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of… — Robert Trout
When you work in the United States Senate, and you are around people of all different ideas and beliefs, you realize that what our Founding… — Claire McCaskill
The rules are all wrong today. The mandate of the media really does pre-date the founding of the United States. — Richard Dreyfuss
The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized. — Michael Beschloss
We Americans can be rightly proud of the fact that the right to the free and unfettered exercise of religion is a primary principle in… — Salvatore J. Cordileone
Every American deserves their day in court. Every American is innocent until proven guilty. These are core values enshrined in our founding document - the… — John Garamendi
Moses is our true founding father. — Bruce Feiler
... the moral equal of our Founding Fathers. — Ronald Reagan
Launching a start-up, you need to get a lot done quickly. Every day is different. Everyone pitches in with everything. It's easy for the founding… — Kathryn Minshew
The threat to change Senate rules is a raw abuse of power and will destroy the very checks and balances our founding fathers put in… — Harry Reid
Indeed, the very first acknowledgment (as far as I am aware) of the attraction of mutilated bodies occurs in a founding description of mental conflict.… — Susan Sontag
Every entrepreneur faces trade-offs when founding and growing their company. As we discovered at YouTube, those early decisions have far-reaching impacts and lead to unforeseen… — Chad Hurley
I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot. — Eric Lefkofsky
Our commitment to this founding principle is especially relevant today. Americans are united as rarely before in compassion and generosity for our fellow citizens whose… — Edward Kennedy
Our Founding Fathers were proud that Americans were trusted with arms because they knew that only when people are armed could they truly be thought… — Charley Reese

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