Founding fathers Quote by John W. Dean

“But in republics there is more vitality, more hatred, and more desire for revenge. The memory of former freedom simply will not leave the…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

“Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality, for how we live is so far…

— Anonymous

“This point deserves attention, for if a democratic republic similar to that of the United States were ever founded in a country where the…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“On the other hand, it will be equally forgotten that the vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty; that, in the…

— Alexander Hamilton

“What you seem so unwilling to accept, even now, is this: that the ideals which supported the old republic had no correspondence to the…

— John Williams

“I have always thought that the notion of a Republic is a noble one, dating back to the glory days of Hellas, which all…

— Jacqueline Carey

“The Fathers of the Republic, I believe, were far cleverer fellows than they are commonly represented to be, even in the schoolbooks. If it…

— H.L. Mencken

The founders of the Republic dealt with things as they were presented to them, in a spirit of self sacrificing Patriotism and as time…

— Franklin Pierce

I mean, republics have fallen because of Praetorian Guard mentality where government officials get very arrogant, they identify the national interest with their own…

— William Barr

Of all the potential perils to the new American republic, the prospect of concentrated power . . . troubled the intellectual leaders of the…

— Joe Conason

“You do remember the lessons, however. Rome—corrupt, rich, and disorganized, a republic that ruled the world yet couldn’t rule itself. Its senators fighting for…

— Ilona Andrews

Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could rely on coercion and "dazzling splendor" to suppress self-interest or factions; republics relied on the goodness of the people…

— James Monroe