Any Quote by Ezra Taft Benson

I think the founding fathers, in their genius, created a system of three co-equal branches of government and a built-in system of checks and…

— James Clapper

The Constitution created a system of checks and balances designed to prevent the president from becoming a king or a dictator. Our founders had…

— Jessica Tarlov

The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality.

— Beau Willimon

Going back all the way to the founding, there was a recognition that in the same way that you need the Constitution to create…

— Lina Khan

Our Founders worried a lot about the tyranny of the majority. They designed our form of government to provide a loud voice for minority…

— Charlie Baker

“This country was founded by people who were worried about government power—who knew that you cannot trust people in power. So they divided government…

— Historica Press

The Founders never intended for Americans to trust their government. Our entire Constitution was predicated on the notion that government was a necessary evil,…

— Rand Paul

The founders wanted to make it hard for laws to be passed. They wanted to make it hard for there to be restrictions on…

— Rush Limbaugh

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

— Gracie Allen

I strongly believe that the Founding Fathers of our country got it right: power corrupts, and any time you have too much power concentrated…

— Dean Ornish

The founders knew that foreign governments would try to meddle in our elections, meddle in our politics. And they did not want any foreign…

— Reince Priebus

The American Founding Fathers gave us courts, independent jurists. They left room for civil society, which meant that citizens could directly associate in order…

— Condoleezza Rice