Capable Quote by Thomas Jefferson

May it be to the world... to assume the blessings and security of self-government.

— Thomas Jefferson

My most earnest wish is to see the republican element of popular control pushed to the maximum of its practicable exercise. I shall then…

— Thomas Jefferson

To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at…

— Henry David Thoreau

Given a fair chance, human beings can govern themselves, and govern themselves better

— Aldous Huxley

I have a wish for world peace and the truth. I would like to see a society that will bring happiness to all life…

— Nina Hagen

We can't have self-government without the self-confidence that is at the root of it.

— Anita Roddick

We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own…

— Calvin Coolidge

In the formation of such a government, it is not only the right, but the indispensable duty of every citizen to examine the principles…

— Noah Webster

We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.

— Kwame Nkrumah

Self-government is an experiment. It could still fail.

— Bill Kristol

What you wish for, what you most hope for - that is your greatest illusion.

— Christopher Pike

What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love?

— John Adams