Almighty Quote by James K. Polk

Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the…

— James K. Polk

Therefore those governing the State ought primarily to devote themselves to the service of individual groups and of the whole commonwealth, and through the…

— Pope Leo XIII

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing us for the reception…

— George Washington

Upon you, fellow-citizens, as the representatives of the States and the people, is wisely devolved the legislative power.

— Millard Fillmore

Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience…

— George Washington

Government is the implementation of the public good.

— Anonymous

The good of the people must be the great purpose of government. By the laws of nature and of reason, the governors are invested…

— Denis Diderot

READILY and, I trust, feelingly acknowledge the duty incumbent on us all . . . to provide for those who, in the mysterious order…

— Franklin Pierce

“Finally, when the State close to ruin subsists only on an illusory and vain form, when the social bond is broken in all hearts,…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Good government is the outcome of private virtue.

— John Jay Chapman

For legislators make the citizens good by forming habits in them, and this is the wish of every legislator, and those who do not…

— Aristotle

In this distribution of powers the wisdom of our constitution is manifested. It is the province and duty of the Executive to preserve to…

— Alexander Hamilton