Constitution Quote by Solon

“The answer of Solon on the question, 'Which is the most perfect popular govemment,' has never been exceeded by any man since his time,…

— Thomas Paine

“No government should be given too much power, or the people comprising that government will use the power in the worst ways possible; individual…

— Andrew Breitbart

“Why should the constitution of a peaceful individual hold less weight than the constitution of a nation?”

— Joshua Emmet

“But justice and generosity in a nation, as in an individual, count most when shown not by the weak but by the strong.”

— Mary Beth Smith

“The worst conceivable government would be by philosophers; they botch every natural process with theory; their ability to make speeches and multiply ideas is…

— Will Durant

“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

“The best government is that which governs least.”

— John L. O'Sullivan

“It is *essential* to such a government, that it be derived from the great body of the society, not from an inconsiderable proportion, or…

— James Madison

“That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.”—George Washington.”

— Richard Rudomanski

[N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.

— Samuel Adams