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The ruler who possesses methods of government does not follow the good that happens by chance but practices according to necessary principles. Law, methods,…

— Han Fei

The greatest single virtue of a strong legislature is not what it can do, but what it can prevent.

— J. William Fulbright

“Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place. It may…

— James MacGregor Burns

No government can continue good but under the control of the people; and . . . . their minds are to be informed by…

— Thomas Jefferson

Governments must be conformable to the nature of the governed; governments are even a result of that nature.

— Giambattista Vico

In a government framed for durable liberty, not less regard must be paid to giving the magistrate a proper degree of authority, to make…

— Alexander Hamilton

To prevent government from becoming corrupt and tyrannous, its organization and methods should be as simple as possible, its functions be restricted to those…

— Henry George

Nothing can conduce more to the order and stability of a government than the simplicity of the laws, the proper definition of rights, and…

— Sam Houston

“Political liberty—that is, the ability of societies to rule themselves—does not depend only on the degree to which a society can mobilize opposition to…

— Francis Fukuyama

There is an inherent tendency in all governmental power to recognize no restraints on its operation and to extend the sphere of its dominion…

— Ludwig von Mises

Govern wisely, and as little as possible

— Sam Houston

There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future.

— Herman Melville