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"The state should be the servant of the people, not the master."
"The state is not an abstraction. It represents the will of the people, and the welfare of the people."
"A good government is a silent government."
"The authority of the people is founded on the consent of the governed."
"The state can only be justified when it is the embodiment of the will of the people."
"In a democracy, the state becomes an instrument for the promotion of the common good."
"To state the facts frankly is not to be hostile; it is to be helpful."
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"The primary purpose of any state is to protect its citizens."
"State power must be exercised in accordance with the rule of law."
"The state's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
"It is the mission of the state to familiarize itself with the welfare of its citizens."
"There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law."
"The trouble with government, as with religion, is that you never get the best men."
"A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular."
"The great danger of a democracy is that it can become a tyranny of the majority."
"To be governed is to be watched over, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, censored, regulated, indoctrinated, authorized, monitored, searched, held accountable, and variously controlled."
"The state is a fiction, an abstraction; it has no life, no senses, no feelings."
"Good governments are formed by the consent of the governed."
"The laws of the state represent the will of the majority."
"The state's legitimacy must be based on justice, equity, and the people's will."
"The greatest victory is to be able to face yourself, and not be afraid when the state calls you."
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"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."
"Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed."
"In the long run, the sword is always beaten by the mind."
"State action is often necessary to protect equality and freedom."
"Liberty consists in doing what one desires."
"The State is a great fiction through which everyone endeavors to live at the expense of everyone else."
"The state is the greatest fiction of all."
"The state is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
"A state may do good but not, in the long run, without the cooperation of the citizen."
"The state should be a servant of the people, not their master."
"In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit."
"The purposes of the state should be to allow people to live together understand, create and fulfill their lives."
"The state must be strong enough to protect its citizens and weak enough not to threaten their liberties."
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"The state's aim is to be beyond mere coercion and to infuse moral and social consciousness in its citizens."
"A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both."
"The purpose of government is to protect the weak from the strong."
"Liberty and equality are cherished in our system as political ideals, but the enforcement of them is the state's first responsibility."
"Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
"The state is a creature of society and is its servant."
"The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone."
"No matter how big the government gets, the odds of it being a cure for anything are far less than those of it causing problems."
"A state that cannot protect its citizens is a failing state."
"Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people."
"To be governed is to be watched over, inspected, spied upon, and administered to."
"A writer is a world trapped in a person's body."
"Good governance is about people, and every citizen has a responsibility to be part of the process."
"The state is not the country but a zone of coercive power."
"The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants."
"The State is not the same as Society; but Society is the space where the State governs us."
"The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else."
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
"The state is a symbol of our collective aspirations and collective strength."
"The larger the state, the smaller the individual."
"Government is not a way to solve our problems; it is the problem."
"The law is the public conscience."
"The state is more likely to be the source of oppression than a safeguard against it."
"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul."
"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it."
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
"The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence."
"The state is not the world in miniature; the world is the state in miniature."
"To be governed is to be in some measure kept in ignorance."
"State power is not like an onion that you can peel away one layer at a time."
"It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change."
"The human misery that humankind is capable of reflecting on its states is dwarfing the very states themselves."
"The state, like an army, fights to win, and does not need the consent of the governed."
"The proper role of government is to protect individual rights, not to redistribute wealth."
"Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount."
"In a state of war, the laws fall silent."
"Benjamin Franklin's quote is a direct indictment of any state which attempts to curtail individual freedom."
"Those who allow corruption in the state shall lead in the graveyard of hope."
"No one wants a crisis to happen to them, but what the crisis motivates is innovation."
"The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government."
"It's not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters."
"A nation doesn't have to be united in order to be strong; it just has to be united in its commitment to protect the rights of its citizens."
"War does not determine who is right — only who is left."
"The State is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else."
"The state is a servant of the people, not the master."
"States are not moral agents, people are."
"The larger the state, the more liberty it has taken away."
"A state is more than a group of people; it is a group of people who have a shared history."
"The chief function of the state is the education of the people."
"In a democracy, the State is a reflection of the people's will."
"The state can do nothing for me if I am not willing to do something for myself."
"The state has a monopoly on violence."
"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
"The state is the ultimate source of law, the custodian of justice, and the arbiter of our communal life."
"What we need is a state that serves the interests of the people, not the interests of the state."
"The state is essentially a cold monster."
"The state is not absolute; it is not the highest authority."
"You can have a state without a government, but you cannot have a government without a state."
"In every state, the law is a reflection of the will of the people."
"A nation is a state of mind."
"The state's business is to see that the law is upheld; it is not to restrict individual liberty."
"The state should be neutral with respect to all the religions in a democratic society."
"The most important thing a state can do is to cultivate a spirit of self-reliance and independence in its people."
"The great art of government consists in the exercise of a system of legislation."
"The essence of a state is the organization of power."
"No state can truly be democratic without universal access to education."
"A strong state is necessary for the development and security of its citizens."
"The state is an abstract structure that is filled with a multitude of human lives."
"The state must remain a legal entity under the moral principles of justice."
"The state is not a mere instrument of the will of the people; it is the product of their nature and the realization of their aspirations."
"A state is a civil association; it is the root of social life, and there must be conditions under which the rights of the people and their welfare are preserved."
"Strong states are built on the consensus of their citizens, not on the coercive force of the government."
"The ultimate test of a state is the ability to maintain itself in the face of external and internal challenges."
"A government for the people must be a government from the people."
"State and religion are not separable; they are two sides of the same coin."
"The essence of a state is to maintain order, protect individual freedom, and promote the common good."
"A state is a partnership of the people who wish to live together for their common good."
"The greatness of a state is not dependent on its resources, but on the values it upholds and the rights it protects."
"A just state is one that secures justice, honesty, and equality for its citizens."
"In the long run, the state will be judged by the freedom of its people and the health of its institutions."
"The state must be based on the consent of the governed, reflecting the will and needs of the society."
"The art of governance is the art of accommodation."
"The state, in its ideal form, should exist to serve its citizens, not the other way around."
"In a democracy, the state is the servant of the people, not vice versa."
"Good governance is the backbone of a successful state."
"A state that does not recognize the rights of its individuals is doomed to failure."
"The function of a government is to maintain order, provide services, and uphold justice."
"Every state is composed of individuals whose freedoms are paramount."
"A state must foster an environment where individuals can thrive as their maximum selves."
"The stronger the state, the more fragile its freedoms; the greater the liberty, the more fragile the state."
"A state is a collective expression of human aspiration and potential."
"A strong state requires a strong civil society; both must exist in harmony."
"In the end, the success of the state is measured by the happiness of its people."
"A stable state balances individual rights with the needs of the community."
"The state is a reflection of its people's values, ideals, and dreams."
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