Assertion Quote by James Otis

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men…

— Leland Stanford

Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests, upon the great truth that the…

— Alexander H. Stephens

“The foundation of government is . . . laid, not in imaginary rights of men, (which at best is a confusion of judicial with…

— Edmund Burke

All governments use force and all assert that they are founded on reason. In fact, whether universal suffrage prevails or not, it is always…

— Vilfredo Pareto

Our government is an agency of delegated and strictly limited powers. Its founders did not look to its preservation by force; but the chain…

— Jefferson Davis

Government force is derived from the sum of the physical force each citizen could exert which by one citizen himself would be ineffective, but…

— Ludwig von Mises

A government is not legitimate merely because it exists.

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of…

— Harry Browne

Government began in tyranny and force, began in the feudalism of the soldier and bigotry of the priest; and the ideas of justice and…

— Wendell Phillips

Government is nothing more than the combined force of society, or the united power of the multitude, for the peace, order, safety, good and…

— John Adams

“within rigidly circumscribed guidelines. All powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people. The Founding Fathers…

— Mark Meckler

Here then is the origin and rise of government; namely, a mode rendered necessary by the inability of moral virtue to govern the world;…

— Thomas Paine