“The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people's voice.” PeopleBodyGovernmentHouseVoicePrinciplesUniqueDirectElectionBranchesExceptionRootedFederal Government Author:Charles W. Pickering
“It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal services to the defence of it, and consequently that the Citizens of America (with a few legal and official exceptions) from 18 to 50 Years of Age should be borne on the Militia Rolls, provided with uniform Arms, and so far accustomed to the use of them, that the Total strength of the Country might be called forth at a Short Notice on any very interesting Emergency.” ShouldYearsMayCountryUseGovernmentMightAgeAmericaEnjoyInterestingMilitaryPositionArmsCitizensBasesPropertyProtectionPrimariesOfficialsProportionExceptionUniformsAccustomedEmergenciesVery InterestingDefenceMilitiaFree GovernmentFounding Fathers GunShort Notice Author:George Washington
“The science of government is only a science of combinations, of applications, and of exceptions, according to times, places and circumstances.” GovernmentCircumstancesCombinationExceptionApplication Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau