Best politics & term-limits Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“Those who have been intoxicated with power... can never willingly abandon it.”

Has Beens Political Politics Power Corruption Abandon Intoxicated Term Limits

“[I support] term limits for career politicians and the death penalty for career politicians.”

Death Politics Term Careers Support Politician Limits Penalties Death Penalty Capital Punishment Term Limits Career Politicians

Author:Bill Frist

“My reason for fixing them in office for a term of years, rather than for life, was that they might have an idea that they were at a certain period to return into the mass of the people and become the governed instead of the governors which might still keep alive that regard to the public good that otherwise they might perhaps be induced by their independence to forget.”

People Years Stills Ideas Reason Might Political Certain Politics Term Forget Alive Return Periods Office Mass Regard Independence Governors Fixing Public Good Term Limits

Book:The portable Thomas Jefferson

Source: The portable Thomas Jefferson

“No person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six.”

Years Persons Political Three Politics Term Six Capable Three Years Delegates Term Limits

Book:The American Beginnings: The Virginia Declaration of Rights; The Declaration of Independence, in Mr. Jefferson's Original Text, with Some of His Comments Thereon; the Articles of Confederation

Source: The American Beginnings: The Virginia Declaration of Rights; The Declaration of Independence, in Mr. Jefferson's Original Text, with Some of His Comments Thereon; the Articles of Confederation

“The Governor would serve a five-year term and be ineligible for reelection.”

Years Political Politics Term Five Five Years Governors Term Limits Reelection

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“The security intended to the general liberty consists in the frequent election and in the rotation of the members of Congress.”

Political Politics Term Liberty Security Members Election Congress Rotation Term Limits

Book:The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States

Source: The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States

“Term limits would make Congress bolder, more independent, and less risk-averse.”

Political Politics Term Risk Limits Independent Congress Term Limits

Author:George Will

“I am opposed to term limits because if we did not have seasoned professionals, we would not have the good government that we have.”

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Author:George Will

“There is a long and honorable tradition of citizens in service to their nation that goes back at least as far as Cincinnatus, the Roman citizen who, more than once answered his country's call, then returned to his farm and his family and his work.”

Long Country Political Politics Nations Term Citizens Tradition Farms Honorable Term Limits

Book:Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Source: Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

“If many have their turns to rule, ... this will encourage all men to advance Righteousness and that the Commonwealth will hereby be furnished with able and experienced men, fit to govern.”

Ifs Men Able Political Turns Politics Term Fit Righteousness Commonwealth Term Limits

Author:Gerrard Winstanley

“I leave to others the sublime delights of riding in the storm, better pleased with sound sleep & a warmer berth below it encircled, with the society of neighbors, friends & fellow laborers of the earth rather than with spies & sycophants ... I have no ambition to govern men. It is a painful and thankless office.”

Source: A Jefferson profile as revealed in his letters

“Politics and self-interest have been so uniformly connected, that the world, from being so often deceived, has a right to be suspicious of public characters.”

World Has Beens Self Character Political Politics Term Interest Connected Deceived Suspicious Self Interest Term Limits

Book:THE RIGHTS OF MAN: The French Revolution – Ideals, Arguments & Motives (Political Classic): Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution

Source: THE RIGHTS OF MAN: The French Revolution – Ideals, Arguments & Motives (Political Classic): Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution

“It is tempting to believe that social evils arise from the activities of evil men and that if only good men (like ourselves, naturally) wielded power, all would be well. That view requires only emotion and self-praise - easy to come by and satisfying as well. To understand why it is that 'good' men in positions of power will produce evil, while the ordinary man without power but able to engage in voluntary cooperation with his neighbors will produce good, requires analysis and thought, subordinating emotions to the rational.”