Government Quotes — Page 27

MS

Actor

“A theocracy is a government ruled directly by God, and for us it means "Theocracy within". In other words, trying to live by God's principles instead of just living selfishly.”

Mean Trying Government

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Adam Smith

Philosopher, Economist

“Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.”

Government Reality Libertarian

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Abraham Lincoln

Political Leader

“Democracy is "government of, by and for the people".”

People Government

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Benjamin Franklin

Inventor, Statesman, Author

“Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.”

Government Law

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Military Leader, Emperor

“A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.”

People Government Accepted

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Military Leader, Politician

“Any nations right to a form of government and economic system of its own choosing is inalienable. Any nations attempt to dictate to other nations their form of government is indefensible.”

Government Form Economic

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Anthony Kennedy

Judge

“The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.”

Government Doe Freedom

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Political Philosopher, Historian

“Conquered states that have been accustomed to liberty and the government of their own laws can be held by the conqueror in three different ways. The first is to ruin them; the second, for the conqueror to go and reside there in person; and the third is to allow them to continue to live under their own laws, subject to a regular tribute, and to create in them a government of a few, who will keep the country friendly to the conqueror”

Country War Government

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Antonin Scalia

Judge

“[The] government has room to scale back individual rights during wartime without violating the Constitution. The Constitution just sets minimums. Most of the rights that you enjoy go way beyond what the Constitution requires.”

Government Rights Rooms

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AK

Ali Khamenei

Political Leader

“The Iranian leaders describe the American government exactly the way American analysts describe the Iranian one, as an opaque, factionalized system with competing power centers, over which the president exercises very limited authority.”

Government Leader Exercise

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