Compact Quote by Thomas Jefferson

[In the case of] dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right,…

— James Madison

The States then being the parties to the constitutional compact, and in their sovereign capacity, it follows of necessity, that there can be no…

— James Madison

The powers of the federal government ... result from the compact to which the states are parties, [and are] limited by the plain sense…

— James Madison

When we organize with one another, when we get involved, when we stand up and speak out together, we can create a power no…

— Howard Zinn

Democracy, like any non-coercive relationship, rests on a shared understanding of limits.

— Elizabeth Drew

There is one view of the subject which ought to have its influence on those who espouse doctrines which strike at the authoritative origin…

— James Madison

Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are…

— George Orwell

In a democracy the people choose a leader in whom they trust. Then the chosen leader says, 'Now shut up and obey me.' People…

— Max Weber

“Owing its ratification to the law of a State, it has been contended that the same authority might repeal the law by which it…

— Alexander Hamilton

Democracy tends to be a collaborative process, a committee, a consensus.

— Reid Hoffman

To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government and the sure and gradual deterioration of the…

— Mark Twain

The government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since…

— Thomas Jefferson