Accomplished Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Whatever happens in a government could have happened differently, and it usually would have been better if it had.

— Charles Frankel

Our American history reflects a long-standing tension between people and power. In fact, all government everywhere does. But our American form of government solved…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

The whole thing was done for internal political reasons to galvanize and unify the country against the Americans, and if they hadn't had that…

— Lloyd Cutler

To have acted otherwise ... would have been the betrayal of the interests of the United States.

— Theodore Roosevelt

It was one of the great mass achievements of American civilization, and we did it because we thought if you were going to have…

— Robert Hass

The American people might have a criminal syndicate running their government.

— Cynthia McKinney

Sooner or later something had to give. But President Bush, faced with the unprecedented affront of 9-11, could not wait to take action. So…

— Alexander Haig

What makes America great was a government that was founded to be limited to doing one thing. I really believe the whole purpose of…

— Rick Santorum

If an American was condemned to confine his activity to his own affairs, he would be robbed of one half of his existence.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

I am quite aware that a distinction must be drawn between the American government and the American people.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Americans feel frustrated, distanced, and disenfranchised from our elected government. We deserve more: a government in which we truly all have a voice.

— Eric Swalwell

The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together.

— Bill Frist