Politics Quote by Thomas Paine

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

— Benjamin Franklin

“The nation which will not adopt an equilibrium of power must adopt a despotism. There is no other alternative.”

— John Adams

“I must admit that I feel that the best form of government is benevolent despotism.”

— Jeff Grubb

“Governments too steady and uniform, as they are seldom free, so are they, in the judgment of some attended with another sensible inconvenience: they…

— David Hume

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

— Benjamin Franklin

Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.

— Baron de Montesquieu

“Nothing can appear more contradictory than the principles on which the old governments began, and the condition to which society, civilisation and commerce are…

— Thomas Paine

“The power to tax involves the power to destroy.”

— John Marshall

“It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword that gleams…

— Maximilien de Robespierre

“The claim to political equality was then supplemented by the demand for economic democracy, which was to give substance to the ideal of the…

— Smith III, Ted J

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. Distinctions in society…

— Andrew Jackson

“There is nothing beneficial in pride, simply because too much of it will lead to arrogance and tyranny.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo