America Quote by Ezra Stiles

All the forms of civil polity have been tried by mankind, except one, and that seems to have been reserved in Providence to be…

— Ezra Stiles

But Connecticut and Rhode Island have originally realized the most perfect polity as to a legislature.

— Ezra Stiles

From the day of the Declaration, the people of the North American union, and of its constituent states, were associated bodies of civilized men…

— John Quincy Adams

Whenever we attempt to mend the scheme of Providence and to interfere in the Government of the world, we had need be very circumspect…

— Benjamin Franklin

Here, also, has been evolved the form of government consistent with the largest possible civil liberty.

— Josiah Strong

Can it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a Nation with its virtue? The experiment, at least, is recommended by…

— George Washington

Providence seems to look after the chumps of this world; and, personally, I'm all for it.

— Anonymous

I feel an humble confidence that the kind Providence which inspired our fathers with wisdom to frame the most perfect form of government and…

— James Buchanan

Providence is but another name for natural law. Natural law itself would go out in a minute if it were not for the divine…

— Henry Ward Beecher

It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with…

— John George Nicolay

Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue?

— George Washington

Providence has given the United States the duty of extending Christian civilization. We come as ministering angels, not despots.

— Knute Nelson