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Republic Quotes by Calvin Coolidge
- It is all the more necessary under a system of free government that the people should be enlightened, that they should be correctly informed, than…
- The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to public welfare, is only a species of legalized…
- Despotism has forever had a powerful hold upon the world. Autocratic government, not self-government, has been the prevailing state of mankind. The record of past…
- In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.
- When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the…
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- 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… — 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… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a republic whose… — 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… — 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… — Amy Chua
- In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power. — Marcus Tullius Cicero