A Founding Father Quote a Day - Week 6

“We may define a republic to be … a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure for a limited period, or during good behavior.“

“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it“

”Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”

”Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms, those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny”

“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.“

“There never was a democracy yet, that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy.“

”For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other.”