Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the... →
Andrew Jackson
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.
As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of... →
The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.
We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the necessity of a rigid economy and an inflexible determination not to... →
The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal... →
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it... →
It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of... →
The U.S. government has in recent years fought what it termed wars against AIDs, drug abuse, poverty, illiteracy and terrorism. Each of those wars... →
Bruce Jackson