Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed...

What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed...

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only...

America is not anything if it consists of each of us. It is something only...

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face,...

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face,...

There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the...

There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the...

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters,...

The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters,...

The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does...

The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does...

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not...

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not...

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

Property as compared with humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people,...

Property as compared with humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people,...

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the...

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the...

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely...

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely...

That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship...

In the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship...

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am...

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am...

We have not given science too big a place in our education, but we have...

We have not given science too big a place in our education, but we have...