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One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government. — Ron Paul
If our Founding Fathers wanted us to care about the rest of the world, they wouldn't have declared their independence from it. — Stephen Colbert
Why did the Articles [of Confederation] fail so completely? Most historians believe the founding fathers spent a great deal of their first constitutional convention drafting… — Jon Stewart
If we are to continue to have the freedoms that came of the inspiration of the Almighty to our Founding Fathers, we must return to… — Gordon B. Hinckley
It's the way our founding fathers would have wanted it, if they had founded corporations instead of just a country. — Stephen Colbert
Our Founding Fathers understood that our country would survive and flourish if our Nation was committed to good character and an unyielding dedication to liberty… — George W. Bush
Many voters think about the makeup of the Supreme Court when they are choosing a president. The justices deal not only with constitutional issues but… — Helen Thomas
While confronting the problems of the present, I often find myself thinking back to the world of books as it was experienced by the Founding… — Robert Darnton
Our Founding Fathers created the Executive Branch to implement and enforce the laws written by Congress, and vested this power in the president. — Unknown Author
Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities. — Mike Quigley
From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up the First Amendment,… — Noah Feldman
The federal government is far larger than the Founding Fathers ever intended it to be. We have racked up over $16 trillion of debt through… — Matt Salmon
Our founding fathers could not have foreseen that freedom of the press might eventually be threatened just as much by media consolidation as by government. — Marshall Herskovitz
Conservatism is about the basic rights of individuals. God created us. As far as the government goes, the Founding Fathers based the Constitution off of… — Joe Wurzelbacher
I think that people have short memories, and I think that they believe that our forbearers in the past were these Founding Fathers who were… — Joseph Cummins
We have seen a central government promote the power of labor-union bosses, and in turn be supported by that power, until it has become entirely… — Robert W. Welch, Jr.
In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought to secure our independence and the liberties that remain the foundation of our nation today. — Doc Hastings
Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the other founding fathers, and he managed, with amazing consistency, to… — Ron Chernow
If the Founding Fathers and other patriots who fought during the Revolutionary War could see the United States today, I believe they would be proud… — John Linder
Our Founding Fathers would be proud of all that America has achieved, and will continue to achieve, in the coming years. — John Linder
Second, marriage is an issue that our Founding Fathers wisely left to the states. — Judy Biggert
Well, I have the same vision I think that the Founding Fathers of this country had. — David Duke
We have a tremendous lack of knowledge of how far we have gotten away from the Constitution of the United States. Democrats and Republicans alike… — Paul Broun
The simple fact is we do not live in a democracy. Certainly not the kind our Founding Fathers intended. We live in a corporate dictatorship… — Steven Van Zandt
You can never solve a problem without talking to people with whom you disagree. The United States Senate is predicated and based on consensus building.… — Olympia Snowe

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