Events Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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

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

— Bill Kristol

A government of our own is our natural right; and when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become…

— Thomas Paine

We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves.

— Neil Gaiman

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

— Aldous Huxley

The whole American experiment has been predicated on giving individuals as much control over their own lives as possible.

— Dennis Prager

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

— Anita Roddick

In a free society, government has the responsibility of protecting us from others, but not from ourselves.

— Walter E. Williams

Self government is our right, a thing born to us at birth a thing no more to be doled out to us by another…

— Roger Casement

Our courts and law, our on-going experiment in self-governance, these parts of our social fabric are precious.

— Cal Cunningham

The only way to guarantee we get true self-government is through independence.

— Humza Yousaf

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust…

— Fred Woodworth