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    The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.

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Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Government Quotes,
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The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

The best minds in government? If any were, business would hire them away.

by Ronald Reagan Found in: Government Quotes,
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The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive.

The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive.

by Edward Gibbon Found in: Constitution Quotes,
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A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right read more

A government must not waiver once it has chosen it's course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

by Otto Von Bismarck Found in: Government Quotes,
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Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

by Will Rogers Found in: Government Quotes,
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It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a
government without a king.

It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a
government without a king.

by George Bancroft Found in: Government Quotes,
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A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.

by Barry Goldwater Found in: Government Quotes,
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Oh, we are weary pilgrims; to this wilderness we bring
A Church without a bishop, a State without a read more

Oh, we are weary pilgrims; to this wilderness we bring
A Church without a bishop, a State without a King.

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Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

by William Penn Found in: Government Quotes,
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