"The ultimate arbiter is the people of the…" — Thomas Jefferson
"The ultimate arbiter is the people of the Union."
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1,437 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
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Religious leaders will always avail themselves of public ignorance for their own purpose.
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Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
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[Emigrants] will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able…
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The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted…
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It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral…
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The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.
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If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence.
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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
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I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better…
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The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.
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It is not only vain, but wicked, in a legislator to frame laws in opposition to the laws of nature,…
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Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness.
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one of 59 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.
— James Buchanan
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Reasonable argument is impossible when authority becomes the arbiter.
— Orson Scott Card
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To consider judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions is a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which…
— Thomas Jefferson
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With regard to the learned professions, little need be observed; they truly form no distinct interest in society . .…
— Alexander Hamilton
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By a steady adherence to the Union we may hope, erelong, to become the arbiter of Europe in America, and…
— Alexander Hamilton
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The chief reason warfare is still with us is neither a secret death-wish of the human species, nor an irrepressible…
— Hannah Arendt
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But the Chief Justice says, 'There must be an ultimate arbiter somewhere.' True, there must; but does that prove it…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.
— Lal Bahadur Shastri
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His own character is the arbiter of every ones fortune.
— Publilius Syrus
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The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in…
— Unknown Author
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My case clearly demonstrates the need for comprehensive whistleblower protection act reform. If we had had a real process in…
— Edward Snowden
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Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the…
— Max Eastman
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