Compulsory Quote by Timothy Thomas Fortune

No government is safe unless it is protected by the good will of the people.

— Cornelius Nepos

But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.

— Jonathan Mayhew

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.

— Albert Einstein

No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.

— Cornelius Nepos

The people, especially when moderately instructed, are the only safe, because the only honest, depositaries of the public rights, and should therefore be introduced…

— Thomas Jefferson

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.

— Anonymous

I deem no government safe which is under the vassalage of any self-constituted authorities, or any other authority than that of the nation, or…

— Thomas Jefferson

The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the…

— Alexander Hamilton

The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility

— Jonathan Mayhew

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.

— Thomas Jefferson

When we have run through all forms of government, without partiality to that we were born under, we are at a loss with which…

— Jean de la Bruyere

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or later be awkward for public administration if most people…

— John Kenneth Galbraith