Administration Quote by Thomas Jefferson

The sovereign power of all civil authority is founded in the consent of the people.

— Roger Williams

The origin of all civil government, justly established, must be a voluntary compact, between the rulers and the ruled; and must be liable to…

— Alexander Hamilton

Democratic government requires the consent of the governed.

— John McDonnell

Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent being actually…

— Lysander Spooner

Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

— Anonymous

The foundation of authority is based upon the consent of the people.

— Thomas Hooker

In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted into the…

— Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

The public needs to know the kinds of things a government does in its name, or the 'consent of the governed' is meaningless... The…

— Edward Snowden

Our constitutions purport to be established by 'the people,' and, in theory, 'all the people' consent to such government as the constitutions authorize. But…

— Lysander Spooner

Civil government is an ordinance of God, to conserve the civil peace of a people, so far as concerns their bodies and goods.

— Roger Williams

In a democracy, it is the people who are sovereign. Therefore, with regard to the promotion of democracy at the local, country and regional…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The source of the government's authority is “the consent of the governed.” This means that the government is not the ruler, but the servant…

— Ayn Rand