The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government is to live under the government of worse men.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly the true place for a just man is also a prison.

When any government or any church for that matter undertakes to say to its subjects This you may not read this you must not see this you are forbidden to know the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.

The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest insane intolerable.

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.

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.

We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.

What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers the House and the Senate but you have simply majoritarian absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended.

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power but character health knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.