Executive power Quote by Daniel Webster Download Open image “The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.” — Daniel Webster ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Executive power Freedom Liberty Rescue
“to be a government of "liberty regulated by law," with such results in the development of strength, in population, wealth, and military and commercial… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
When the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get anything by their Victory but new masters. Power is so apt to be insolent… — Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet Copy Share Image
Away with the idea of getting independence first, and looking for liberty afterwards... Our liberties, once lost, may be lost forever. — Alexander H. Stephens Copy Share Image
“On the other hand, it will be equally forgotten that the vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty; that, in the contemplation of a sound and well-informed judgment, their interest can never be separated; and that a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share
Democracy is an extraordinary adventure. It's difficult, full of daring and risk and danger. But it's the greatest gift we have. — Jon Voight Copy Share Image
Liberty must be allowed to work out its natural results; and these will, ere long, astonish the world. — James Buchanan Copy Share Image
In the nature of things, those who have no property and see their neighbors possess much more than they think them to need, cannot… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
If we work on marble it will perish. If we work on brass, time will efface it. If we raise temples, they will crumble… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
This is the Book. I have read the Bible through many times, and now make it a practice to read it through once every… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoe makers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
There is something on earth greater than arbitrary or despotic power. The lightning has its power, and the whirlwind has its power, and the… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital. — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
The Bible is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of religion, of special revelation from God; but it… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from...the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
When the spotless ermine of the judicial robe fell on John Jay, it touched nothing less spotless than itself. — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
If the Union was formed by accession of States then the Union may be dissolved by the secession of States. — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
Modern Democrats aren't the first political party to abuse power - far from it. Obama isn'€™t the first president to abuse executive power -… — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
I take the Constitution very seriously. The biggest problems that we're facing right now have to do with [the president] trying to bring more… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly,… — Charles Hodge Copy Share Image
Church, the spiritual power, and the executive power are working today united in a system that confronts people. This alliance or cooperation between the… — Andrey Zvyagintsev Copy Share Image
The image of a free constitution was preserved with decent reverence: the Roman senate appeared to possess the sovereign authority, and devolved on the… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Making recess appointments when the Senate isn't in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It's a raw misuse of executive power by a president… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The Legislative it… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
[T]hough individual oppression may now and then proceed fro the courts of justice, the general liberty of the people can never be endangered from… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The most fearful phenomenon of these midcentury years is not the atom bomb; atomic energy does have its constructive possibilities… The most fearful event… — Wheeler McMillen Copy Share Image
Executive power is exercised by the President of the Governing Board who, with the title of President of the Republic of Chile, administers the… — Augusto Pinochet Copy Share Image
The government's assertion that it must be unhindered in protecting our security can camouflage the desire to increase Executive power, while the press's cry… — Richard Stengel Copy Share Image
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