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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I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in...

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in...

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...

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can...

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can...

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he...

When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he...

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.

If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character...

If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character...

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...

Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does...

Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does...

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the...

If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the...

You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the...

You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the...

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.

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We...

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We...

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...

I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be...

I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be...

Generally young men are regarded as radicals. This is a popular misconception. The most conservative...

Generally young men are regarded as radicals. This is a popular misconception. The most conservative...

Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill...

Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill...

The seed of revolution is repression.

The seed of revolution is repression.

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an...

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an...

Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness.

Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness.