Governance Quotes

"In Republics the great danger is that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority" "To rule is easy, to govern difficult" "The prince must consider, as has been in part said before, how to avoid such scandal and hatred as would cost him the affection of the people" "The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms" "A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian." "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors" "The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men" "The welfare of the people is the ultimate law" "Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens" "Government has no other end but the preservation of property" "The problem to be solved is not what form of government is perfect but which of the forms is least imperfect" "The capacity for self-government and the determination to protect their own liberties must resist usurpations as well as avoid making them " "The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over its government" "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" "In our age there is no such thing as keeping out of politics"