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

Quote by Grover Cleveland

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I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a...

I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a...

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...

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...

Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed...

Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed...

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.

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...

I have tried so hard to do right.

I have tried so hard to do right.

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...

I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a...

I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a...

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...

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.

Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.

Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.

I have tried so hard to do right.

I have tried so hard to do right.

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.

Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.

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...

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,...

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,...

Some day I will be better remembered.

Some day I will be better remembered.

Honor lies in honest toil.

Honor lies in honest toil.

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...