Self-government Quotes

83 quotes by 56 authors

The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history. — Todd Akin
The Constitution of the United States, for instance, is a marvelous document for self-government by the Christian people. But the minute you turn the document… — Pat Robertson
Self-denial is the test and definition of self-government. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
A true libertarian supports free enterprise, opposes big business; supports local self-government, opposes the nation-state; supports the National Rifle Association, opposes the Pentagon. — Edward Abbey
The necessity for external government to man is in an inverse ratio to the vigor of his self-government. Where the last is most complete, the… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. they are the result of habit and long training. — Thomas Jefferson
Near eighty years ago we began by declaring that all men are created equal; but now from that beginning we have run down to the… — Abraham Lincoln
Mr. President, passage of this bill will visit the heel of oppression on all the people, vitiate their constitutional shield against tyranny, and materially hasten… — Strom Thurmond
It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to… — Thomas Jefferson
A first attempt to recover the right of self government may fail, so may a second, a third, etc. But as a younger and more… — Thomas Jefferson
May [our Declaration of Independence] be to the world, what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to… — Thomas Jefferson
The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of others. — Thomas Jefferson
I have so much confidence in the good sense of man, and his qualifications for self-government, that I am never afraid of the issue where… — Thomas Jefferson
Ignorance and bigotry, like other insanities, are incapable of self-government. — Thomas Jefferson
Good government is no substitute for self-government. — Mahatma Gandhi
Internal self-government under a local constitution was authorized by Congress and approved by the residents in 1952, but federal law is supreme in Puerto Rico… — Dick Thornburgh
What America needs is to hold to its ancient and well-charted course. Our country was conceived in the theory of local self-government. It has been… — Calvin Coolidge
Nations are beginning to look to some vague organization, some nebulous course of humanity, to pay their bills and tell them what to do. This… — Calvin Coolidge
We established however some, although not all its [self-government] important principles . The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent… — Thomas Jefferson

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