Republic Quotes

606 quotes by 411 authors

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. — Aristotle
In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for… — Gerry Adams
The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. — Ambrose Bierce
I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe. — Ruben Blades
For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God. — Lionel Blue
This is a case if the President is permitted to be above the law, then we no longer have a republic. — James Bovard
For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a republic whose flag is loved… — William Jennings Bryan
I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests… — Smedley Butler
The world is a republic of mediocrities, and always was. — Thomas Carlyle
Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like… — Amy Chua
In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws. — Emile M. Cioran
I have considered the pension list of the republic a roll of honor. — Grover Cleveland
Were it not that it might require too long a discussion, it would not be difficult to demonstrate that a large and well-organized republic can… — Alexander Hamilton
The miracle is that some have stepped out of the rags of the Republic's definition to assume the great burden and glory of their humanity… — James A. Baldwin
We demand in the Reconstruction suffrage for all the citizens of the Republic. I would not talk of Negroes or women, but of citizens. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist without… — Franklin Pierce
As all those have shown who have discussed civil institutions, and as every history is full of examples, it is necessary to whoever arranges to… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I am firmly convinced, therefore, that to set up a republic which is to last a long time, the way to set about it is… — Niccolo Machiavelli

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