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- The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will… — Samuel Adams
- Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. — Robert Bork
- Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage,… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
- I learned some valuable lessons about the legislative process, the importance of bipartisan cooperation and the wisdom of taking small steps to… — Hillary Clinton
- It equally proves, that though individual oppression may now and then proceed from the courts of justice, the general liberty of the… — Alexander Hamilton
- The idea of restraining the legislative authority, in the means of providing for the national defense, is one of those refinements which… — Alexander Hamilton
- Governments decide they know best and they're going to tell you what to do. The trouble is that education doesn't go on… — Ken Robinson
- I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great… — Douglas MacArthur
- Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none… — Thomas Jefferson
- Ministers of the Gospel are excluded [from serving as Visitors of the county Elementary Schools] to avoid jealousy from the other sects,… — Thomas Jefferson
- Ethical metaphysics is fundamentally an attempt, however disguised, to give legislative force to our own wishes. — Bertrand Russell
- Every coercive monopoly was created by government intervention into the economy: by special privileges, such as franchises or subsidies, which closed the… — Ayn Rand