Too much law was too much government; and too much government was too little individual privilege,- as too much individual privilege in its turn was selfish license.

Quote by Woodrow T Wilson

Topics: Government Quotes

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich...

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich...

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.

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...

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give...

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give...

Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress...

Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress...

No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

Necessity makes laws, but does not obey them

Necessity makes laws, but does not obey them

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers

One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to...

One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to...

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that...

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that...

America is the place where you cannot kill your government by killing the men who...

America is the place where you cannot kill your government by killing the men who...

It is easier to change the location of a cemetery, than to change the school...

It is easier to change the location of a cemetery, than to change the school...

You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality.

You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality.

We live in an age disturbed, confused, bewildered, afraid of its own forces, in search...

We live in an age disturbed, confused, bewildered, afraid of its own forces, in search...

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is...

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is...

I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in...

I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in...

Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at...

Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at...

My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by...

My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by...