Consent of the governed Quote by Eric Robert Morse

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights,…

— Thomas Jefferson

Our Declaration of Independence declares that democracies derive their power from the 'consent of the governed.' But this democracy will fail if only some…

— Jonathan Capehart

The mass of the citizens is the safest depositary of their own rights.

— Thomas Jefferson

Let the Democrates go on making its case for more government control over every aspect of our lives. More taxes to pay. More debt…

— Paul Ryan

“Fortunately, there was government by consent of the governed in America—but just as unfortunately, such governments dearly hate to admit a mistake.”

— T. R. Fehrenbach

From the day of its birth, the anomaly of slavery plagued a nation which asserted the equality of all men, and sought to derive…

— W. E. B. Du Bois

We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the…

— Ronald Reagan

The public needs to know the kinds of things a government does in its name, or the 'consent of the governed' is meaningless... The…

— Edward Snowden

Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed… Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his…

— Mahatma Gandhi

The consent of the governed" is more than a safeguard against ignorant tyrants: it is an insurance against benevolent despots as well.

— Walter Lippmann

Governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them at will…

— Jefferson Davis

"All men are created equal." "Government by consent of the governed." "Give me liberty or give me death." And those are not just clever…

— Lyndon B. Johnson