Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.
WOODROW WILSONThe ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For… things are for the most part very simple in books, and in practical life very complex.
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There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.
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One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.
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No man ever saw a government. I live in the midst of the Government of the United States, but I never saw the Government of the United States.
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Understanding is the soil in which grow all the fruits of friendship.
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I do not want a government that will take care of me, I want a government that will make other men take their hands off me so I can take care of myself.
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I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.
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What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.
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Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.
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The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as not to depend upon the understanding of one man.
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I have the feeling that he would rather see a good cause fail than succeed if he were not the head of it.
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It’s harder for a leader to be born in a palace than to be born in a cabin.
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Life does not consist in thinking, it consists in acting.
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The history of liberty is a history of resistance.
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The object of love is to serve, not to win.
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Uncompromising thought is the luxury of the closeted recluse. Untrammeled reasoning is the indulgence of the philosopher, of the dreamer of sweet dreams.
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