Politics Quotes

"Beware of the political fanatic."

"There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties."

"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government."

"The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act."

"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind."

"Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law."

"Hereditary succession in the executive made government hereditary property."

"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil."

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."

"I have heard something said about allegiance to the South."

"Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society."

"The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men."

"The seeds of dissension are sown when government exceeds its proper bounds."

"A nation of laws requires citizens who respect the law."

"The voice of the people must be heard by those in power."

"Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one."

"The government of the United States has received a political death blow."

"The end of all political associations is the preservation of the natural rights of man."

"The ultimate authority resides in the people."

"Public measures are rarely investigated with that severity which integrity ought to inspire."

"Public opinion is the real sovereign in a free government."

"The patronage of the Government should be given to those of unquestionable republican principles."

"The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted to be freely expressed."

"All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born, the other the mass of the people."

"In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates."

"The public mind is in a state of suspense and solicitude."

"The Constitution is the guide which I never abandon."

"The political opinions of the people constitute the foundation of public policy."

"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts."

"It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government."