Command Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.

— Ronald Reagan

A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine…

— Oliver Ellsworth

All branches of our government today are controlled by individuals who use their power to undermine liberty and enhance the welfare/warfare state-and frequently their…

— Ron Paul

In a government bottomed on the will of all, the... liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all.

— Thomas Jefferson

Every people may establish what form of government they please, and change it as they please, the will of the nation being the only…

— Thomas Jefferson

The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of government power.

— Douglas MacArthur

The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves, in…

— Thomas Jefferson

Liberty plays an important role in justice, and there can be no justice without liberty, which is the power to do what one wills.…

— Michael J. Knowles

Govern wisely, and as little as possible

— Sam Houston

We established however some, although not all its [self-government] important principles . The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is…

— Thomas Jefferson

Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law.

— Lord Acton

The chief duty of governments, in so far as they are coercive, is to restrain those who would interfere with the inalienable rights of…

— William Jennings Bryan