Quote by Ted Koppel

“once the citizenry acquiesces to a new power, believing that it does not affect them, it becomes institutionalized and legitimized and objection becomes impossible.”

— Glenn Greenwald

“Crosswords do not informed citizens make.”

— J.A. Jance

“Society can serve its citizens only to the extent that it knows them.”

— David Marusek

“Top-down government breeds irresponsible individuals, and the confiscation of civil society by the state leads to a widespread refusal among the citizens to act…

— Roger Scruton

“The larger the population, the less our leaders feel personally accountable to each citizen under their care.”

— Joelle Charbonneau

“I am of opinion that a central administration enervates the nations in which it exists by incessantly diminishing their public spirit.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“people. We only have the authorities granted to us by the United States Congress on behalf of the American people.”

— Historica Press

“Why does a government agency that has no connection with my community have the right to dictate what is appropriate for it?”

— Simon S. Tam

“After all of this, I was beginning to feel that the way people got news shouldn’t be in the hands of the government, but…

— Bella Forrest

“I am not in favor of having government do anything that private citizens can do as good or better”

— William Howard Taft

“Good citizens do not stand against each other; they stand against their government.”

— Neamat Imam

“The mania for giving the Government power to meddle with the private affairs of cities or citizens is likely to cause endless trouble.”

— Mark Twain