“Great wealth took possession of the government. It was reflected in Mr. Harding’s selection of a cabinet.”~George William Norris American politician George William Norris was born on this day in 1861.
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Random Quote for July 01, 2026
“It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society.”~Gideon Welles American government official Gideon Welles was born on this day in 1802.
Random Quote for April 13, 2026
“The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.”~Thomas Jefferson American Founding Father and third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson was born on this day in 1743.
Random Quote for March 09, 2026
“Good government is known from bad government by this infallible test: that under the former the labouring people are well fed and well clothed, and under the latter, they are badly fed and badly clothed.”~William Cobbett English pamphleteer, journalist, politician, soldier, and farmer William Cobbett was born on this day in 1763.
Random Quote for February 25, 2026
“Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence.”~John Foster Dulles American politician, lawyer, and diplomat John Foster Dulles was born on this day in 1888.
Random Quote for February 13, 2026
“It is not the function of government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.”~Robert H. Jackson American lawyer, jurist, and politician Robert H. Jackson was born on this day in 1892.
Random Quote for January 02, 2026
“Are all Cabinets congeries of little autocrats with a super-autocrat presiding over them?”~Beatrice Webb English sociologist, economist, feminist, and social reformer Beatrice Webb was born on this day in 1858.
Random Quote for November 24, 2025
“The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.”~Baruch Spinoza Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza was born on this day in 1632.
Random Quote for November 04, 2025
“No government can be strong and flourishing while the national character is weak and degraded. A government must flourish and decay with its subjects; and, when a prince makes a law or performs an action which has a tendency to injure the character or prosperity of the nation, he injures himself.”~Benjamin Robbins Curtis American lawyer, … Continue reading Random Quote for November 04, 2025
Random Quote for October 30, 2025
“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change … Continue reading Random Quote for October 30, 2025
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