Agency Quote by James Madison

We owe gratitude to France, justice to England, good will to all, and subservience to none ... it was by the sober sense of…

— Thomas Jefferson

We eliminated the monarchy. We put limits on how long one person could lead our country and on the powers they held while in…

— Tom Steyer

Well, when did this become a monarchy? You know, we are the people. The president works for us and, you know, we need to…

— Benjamin Carson

At no period of our political existence had we so much cause to felicitate ourselves at the prosperous and happy condition of our country.

— James Monroe

Very many and very meritorious were the worthy patriots who assisted in bringing back our government to its republican tack. To preserve it in…

— Thomas Jefferson

At the turn of the last century, extremists were forced back to the political fringes while younger politicians resurrected the vitality of the original…

— Heather Cox Richardson

We began as restless and radical. Remember the spirit of 1997, but by the end of our time in office we had lost our way.

— Ed Miliband

The further the departure from direct and constant control by the citizens, the less has the government of the ingredient of republicanism.

— Thomas Jefferson

That sense – the only true patriotism – comes slowly and springs from the heart: it is founded upon respect for the family and…

— Livy

“This is a classic ploy familiar to revolutionary leaders throughout history: the failure of the revolution proves the need to radicalize it. This is…

— Mark Lilla

Our principles were revolutionary. We began as a small, weak republic. But we survived. Our example inspired others, imperfectly at times, but it inspired…

— Ronald Reagan

“Americans became so thoroughly democratic that much of the period's political activity, beginning with the Constitution, was diverted to finding means and devices to…

— Gordon S. Wood