Politics Quotes

"The greatest danger to any state comes from within its own borders."

"The rights of men are derived from their power, not from their virtue."

"In a democracy, the common utility is the highest law."

"Tyranny is the state most conducive to superstition and fear."

"The people's confidence is the foundation of all democratic power."

"A government without the support of the people cannot endure."

"The foundation of democracy is the equality of all citizens."

"The people must never surrender their right to self-determination."

"A nation divided against itself cannot stand."

"The power of the people is supreme."

"The great mercantile republic does not exist for the sake of the merchants, but the merchants exist for the sake of the republic."

"The interest of the manufacturer is always in some respects different from, and even opposite to, that of the public."

"A nation is not made wealthy by the morality of its people, but by the extent of its commerce."

"The purpose of government is the happiness of the governed."

"Politics corrupts those who seek power for its own sake."

"Politics should serve the people, not the people serve politics."

"The United States appears to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty."

"I cannot be impartial toward those who call themselves Royalists."

"The separation of Venezuela from Colombia is the only remedial measure."

"A government that does not serve its people is merely a dictatorship in disguise."

"A true patriot questions his country in order to improve it."

"A government's legitimacy rests upon the consent of the governed."

"The pride of a nation is measured not by its monuments, but by its citizens' liberty."

"We are not rebels against order; we are builders of a new and just order."

"We must distinguish between those who fight for freedom and those who merely seek power for themselves."

"We cannot negotiate with tyranny; we can only dismantle it."

"A true patriot loves not just his nation, but the possibility of what it could become."

"The foundation of any lasting government is the consent of the governed."

"The pen inscribes the law, but the people's will executes it."

"A government that fears its people is a government that has something to hide."