This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it. less than 1 minute read
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. less than 1 minute read
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. less than 1 minute read
So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent. less than 1 minute read
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. less than 1 minute read
If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy. less than 1 minute read
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with. less than 1 minute read
As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States. less than 1 minute read
But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government. less than 1 minute read
