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“The Holy Scriptures...can alone secure to society order and peace, and to our courts of justice and constitutions of government, purity, stability, and usefulness.....Bibles are strong entrenchments. Where they abound, men cannot pursue wicked courses and at the same time enjoy quiet conscience.”

Men Government Order Courses Strong Enjoy Justice Holy Quiet Conscience Constitution Court Scripture Pursue Secure Purity Wicked Stability Usefulness Holy Scriptures

Author:James McHenry

“The Europeans governments have massively changed the landscape in Europe. There is no doubt about it. They have put together the European Financial Stability Fund. They have discussed and approved the European Stability Mechanism.”

Government Together Doubt Changed Europe Financial Landscape No Doubt Fund Stability Mechanism Approved Financial Stability

Author:Christine Lagarde

“For the stability of the Government, the people should have a considerable voice in the elections.”

People Should Government Politics Voice Power Should Have Election Stability

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it disregards the principles which it should preserve, and finally degenerates into despotism. The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability.”

“To spread healthy ideas among even the lowest classes of people, to remove men from the influence of prejudice and passion, to make reason the arbiter and supreme guide of public opinion; that is the essential goal of the sciences; that is how science will contribute to the advancement of civilization, and that is what deserves protection of governments who want to insure the stability of their power.”

“There is "no happiness without liberty, no liberty without self-government, no self-government without constitutionalism, no constitutionalism without morality--and none of these great goods without stability and order.”

Self Government Order Liberty Morality Goods Stability Self-government Constitutionalism

Book:The federalist papers

Source: The federalist papers

“In my view, stability only comes with a government that is elected by the people and works for the people.”

People Government Views Stability

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei