I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a zephyr of truth and a gentle breeze of responsibility rather than blow me down with a curtain of hot wind.

Quote by Grover Cleveland

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Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.

Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.

The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of...

The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of...

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality,...

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality,...

I have tried so hard to do right.

I have tried so hard to do right.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies...

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies...

Sometimes I wake at night in the White House and rub my eyes and wonder...

Sometimes I wake at night in the White House and rub my eyes and wonder...

It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by...

It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by...

Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which...

Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which...

No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law.

No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law.

In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office.

In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office.

If it takes the entire army and navy to deliver a postal card in Chicago,...

If it takes the entire army and navy to deliver a postal card in Chicago,...

Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private...

Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private...

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

After an existence of nearly 20 years of almost innocuous desuetude, these laws are brought...

After an existence of nearly 20 years of almost innocuous desuetude, these laws are brought...

Honor lies in honest toil.

Honor lies in honest toil.

Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.

Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.

I have considered the pension list of the republic a roll of honor.

I have considered the pension list of the republic a roll of honor.

The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should...

The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should...

No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law.

No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law.

Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.

Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.