Political Philosophy Quotes

"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries." "Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power." "Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse" "The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property" "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it" "Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life." "To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy" "The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined" "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff" "Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one" "An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics" "The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms" "Under conditions of tyranny, it is far easier to act than to think." "The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves " "The problem to be solved is not what form of government is perfect but which of the forms is least imperfect" "The essence of government is power and power lodged as it must be in human hands will ever be liable to abuse " "The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself." "The revolution is not the climax of historical evolution but a conspiracy against it" "Justice is the end of government It is the end of civil society It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained or until liberty be lost in the pursuit" "Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few"