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"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
"The function of government is to make sure that everyone has what they need to be able to live a fulfilling life."
"Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers."
"The power of the people is much stronger than the people in power."
"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."
"Governments should be accountable to the people they serve."
"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."
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"Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern."
"Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything, for 'Tis the only thing in this world that lasts, 'Tis the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for - worth dying for."
"The best ruler cannot rule well without loyal ministers; the best minister cannot serve well without the support of the people."
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and to humbly implore His protection and favor."
"Justice is a machine that, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself."
"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next."
"The strength of a nation lies in the well-being of its people."
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
"In a democracy, the majority rules through their elected representatives. But the Constitution constrains the majority, for our country is defined by a Constitution."
"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants."
"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage."
"It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place."
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"The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse."
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing."
"No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent."
"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
"Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others?"
"We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate."
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."
"Rulers do not reduce taxes to be nice. They reduce taxes to strengthen their own power."
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
"In the end, leaders are defined by the problems they dare to confront."
"The power to tax is the power to destroy."
"The duty of a true patriot is to protect his country from its government."
"There is nothing government can give you that it hasn't taken from you in the first place."
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"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger."
"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves."
"The government is us; we are the government, you and I."
"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
"Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere."
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
"Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people."
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth."
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."
"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."
"The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph."
"Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country."
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
"In the end, government is about making decisions, and the buck stops with the leaders."
"The government's first duty is to protect the people."
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."
"If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care, and so on. The only thing lacking is freedom."
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America."
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."
"The essence of government is power, and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse."
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties."
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men."
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."
"If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide."
"In time of war, the government and the people must work together for victory."
"The best way to predict the future is to create it."
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
"The power to tax involves the power to destroy."
"Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
"Good government is not an oxymoron."
"Government will not fail if it is guided by public opinion."
"Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult."
"The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country."
"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have."
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
"A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it."
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us."
"Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it."
"A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master."
"With great power comes great responsibility."
"The duty of youth is to challenge corruption."
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
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