Politics Quotes

"There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."

"A government of laws and not of men can only be established by a virtuous people."

"The Constitution should be the cornerstone of our national life."

"The three great dangers to government are ignorance, mismanagement, and corruption."

"I am in favor of settling the question of slavery now."

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

"Taxes are what we pay for civilized society."

"That government is best which governs least."

"A true patriot is neither a democrat nor a republican; he is a human being."

"We must guard against the impositions of pretended patriotism."

"A nation founded on the principles of liberty cannot long endure if it abandons those principles."

"Property is not natural right but a civil right."

"The alternate domination of one faction over another is a frightful despotism."

"The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred, or a habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave."

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."

"The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible."

"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots."

"The demand for woman suffrage is based on the fact that government derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."

"I declare that woman should be a voter and a participant in all government."

"Woman must have a voice in the laws by which she is governed."

"When I heard that colored people had sent out a resolution in favor of the government, I thought I would come and say a word on the subject."

"I say these people are not the enemies of this nation; they are the friends of it."

"I want to say a few words about the government and the colored people."

"I have heard a great deal about the colonization of Africa by colored people."

"Our new Constitution is now established and has an appearance that promises permanency."

"The Constitution is the wise offspring of experience, the legitimate child of patriotism."

"The inquiry which has occupied me is whether the Constitution, as originally framed, was a good one."

"Coercion is the basis of law; consent the basis of government."

"Democracy may elevate those of true merit, but it also gives a voice to the base."

"The virtue of a republic lies in the character of its people and their representatives."