“My government currently runs things only because the people 'allow' them to run things. It is my responsibility that I do everything I can to keep tabs on my government, keep them honest and make sure that they always act for the good of the people. They must be reminded that they hold no power over the people that the people do not wish for them to hold. If the government begins working in a way that the people don't agree with, they must be made to know that we will rip it to its very foundations and replace it with something that does.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayDoeMadeI CanGovernmentRunningPoliticsWishResponsibilityHonestAgreeFoundationRip Author:Derek R. Audette
“A man made for public life and authority never takes account of personalities; he only takes account of things, of their weight and their conseqences.” MenMadePoliticsPowerPersonalityAuthorityWeightAccountsPublic Life Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“Coolidge made less speeches and got more votes than any man that ever run. (William Jennings) Bryan was listened to and cheered by more people than any single human in politics, and he lost. So there is a doubt just whether talking does you good or harm.” PeopleMenHumansDoeMadeRunningPoliticsLostTalkingDoubtSpeechVoteHarmBryan Author:Will Rogers
“You know Lincoln's famous remark about "God must have loved the common people, because he made so many of them?" Well, you are not going to get people's votes nowadays by calling 'em common. Lincoln might have said it, but I bet it was not until after he was elected.” PeopleKnowsWellsMadeSaidMightPoliticsCommonCallingVoteEmsRemarks Author:Will Rogers
“No greater wrong can ever be done than to put a good man at the mercy of a bad, while telling him not to defend himself or his fellows; in no way can the success of evil be made surer or quicker.” MenWayMadeDoneEvilPoliticsGreaterMercyFellowsGood Man Book:From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 - - v. 2. From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Source: From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 - - v. 2. From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783