American revolution Quote by Thomas Jefferson

[T]he dignity of parliament it seems can brook no opposition to it's power. Strange that a set of men who have made sale of…

— Thomas Jefferson

[T]he delegation of the government, in [a republic], to a small number of citizens elected by the rest . . . [is] to refine…

— James Madison

[I]t is the reason alone, of the public, that ought to control and regulate the government.

— James Madison

At his direction, I have taken command as the temporary Head of the Republic.

— Ziaur Rahman

[T]here is not a syllable in the plan under consideration which directly empowers the national courts to construe the laws according to the spirit…

— Alexander Hamilton

[T]he present Constitution is the standard to which we are to cling. Under its banners, bona fide must we combat our political foes -…

— Alexander Hamilton

T]he state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.

— Ronald Reagan

Well, when did this become a monarchy? You know, we are the people. The president works for us and, you know, we need to…

— Benjamin Carson

You are apprehensive of monarchy; I, of aristocracy. I would therefore have given more power to the President and less to the Senate.

— John Adams

[I]t is more convenient to prevent the passage of a law, than to declare it void after it has passed.

— James Madison

“What were they going to do after killing the president, declare themselves king?”

— Yahtzee Croshaw

It would be a serious mistake to replace a seasoned statesman with a tempermental tycoon who has no respect for the constitution.

— Dan Quayle