As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the
consent of the people is the only foundation of it.
-- John Adams
consent of the people is the only foundation of it.
-- John Adams
Related:
- The possession of arms by the people is the ultimate warrant
that government governs only with the consent of the governed.
Jeff... - There is but one element of government, and that is THE PEOPLE.
From this element spring all governments. "For a nation... - We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human
passions unbridled by morality and religion.
Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break... - People don't change; they only become more so.
--
John Bright... - The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their
happiness and all their powers as a State depend.
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-188) Prime Minister of Great... - The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with
the power to endanger the public liberty.
John Adams... - In the beginning the Universe was created... This made a lot of people
angry and was widely regarded as a bad move.
Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the... - Government is a burden on the
people... - Government of the people, by the lawyers,
for the conservatives...
