Founding fathers Quote by Mark Leibovich

“Our founding fathers placed so much emphasis on nurturing a well-educated populace because they knew that our system of democracy could not long survive…

— Ben Carson

'The Founding Fathers established a nation under God; Ruled not by arbitrary decrees of Kings or whims, of entrenched elites but by the consent…

— Anonymous

“That Congress saw what was right, but distrusted the enlightenment of the loyal masses; but what was forborne in distrust of the people must…

— Frederick Douglass

“Perhaps our forefathers were wise.”

— Harper Lee

“I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such: because I think a General Government necessary for us, and there…

— Benjamin Franklin

“So we passed, hand-cuffed and in silence, through the streets of Washington through the Capital of a nation, whose theory of government, we are…

— Solomon Northup

“He said, ‘The government of the people, by the people, and for the people, has one duty above all others: it must preserve the…

— Tim LaHaye

“My countrymen, we hold a rich deposit in trust for ourselves and for all our brethren of mankind. It is the fire of liberty.…

— Francis Scott Key

“successors will agree with Harry Truman’s belief that this unique office carries with it a huge responsibility for America’s destiny. Though political storms may…

— Thomas Fleming

“Our government came into existence through divine guidance. The inspiration of the Lord rested upon the patriots who established it, and inspired them through…

— Joseph Fielding Smith

“There is no perfect government except in textbooks.”

— Jayson Lusk

“The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their will, and lives only by their will.”

— John Marshall