Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees;
and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of
the people.
-- Henry Clay (1777-1852)
-- Speech at Ashland, Ky., March 1829
and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of
the people.
-- Henry Clay (1777-1852)
-- Speech at Ashland, Ky., March 1829
Related:
- An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and breaktheir
fetters.
Henry Clay (1777-1852) American Statesman -- Speech... - If the government doesn't trust the people,
why doesn't it dissolve them and elect a new people... - Love your country, but never trust its government.
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Robert A. Heinlein... - Sure you can trust the government..
just ask American Indians... - If the government doesn't trust us with our guns,
why should we trust them with theirs... - As the Founding Fathers knew well, a government that does not trust its honest,
law-abiding, taxpaying citizens with the means of self... - A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.
Benjamin Disraeli (Earl Beaconsfield) (1805-1881) ... - Can you trust a government that subsidizes tobacco
and tries to ban vitamins to make intelligent choices...
