Where find ourselves now, may be passed the point of legislative salvation.

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
George Washington

“No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.”
Abraham Lincoln

“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”
Thomas Jefferson

“In the end, leaders are defined by the problems they dare to confront.”
John F. Kennedy

“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower

“The strength of a nation lies in the well-being of its people.”
Nelson Mandela

“The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.”
Albert Camus

“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”
Abraham Lincoln

“Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern.”
John C. Calhoun

“There is nothing government can give you that it hasn’t taken from you in the first place.”
Winston Churchill

“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
Ronald Reagan

“If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care, and so on. The only thing lacking is freedom.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower

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