Politics Quote by James Madison

“Restraint, however, is the essence of modern governance. A government’s self-control permits its people to create, explore, and discover, and that’s what allows a…

— Gordon G. Chang

“The most powerful control we can ever attain, is to be in control of ourselves.”

— Chris Page

“The human being is sovereign and should always be in control of everything the person does, and not be controlled by it.”

— Sienna McQuillen

“Governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed”

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.

— Benjamin Tucker

“You must take control of events before they take control of you...If you don't do what you can for yourself, no one else will.”

— Suzanne Fisher Staples

“If you want to govern the people, You must place yourself below them. If you want to lead people, You must learn how to…

— Lao Tzu

“But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If…

— Mark R. Levin

“The first step to being in control was to see yourself as capable of being in control.”

— Brandon Sanderson

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the…

— Anonymous

“Whatever controls us is our lord. The person who seeks power is controlled by power. The person who seeks acceptance is controlled by acceptance.…

— Rebecca Pippert

“I cannot be governed by what others seek.”

— Anonymous