“The preservation of freedom is the protective reason for limiting and decentralizing governmental power. But there is also a constructive reason. The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or in literature, in industry or agriculture,…

“Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility.” William Godwin, (1756-1836) English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. Source: An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, 1793. Source Reference William Godwin Quote

“Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of government. The history of liberty is the history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of governmental power, not the increase of it.” Woodrow Wilson,…

“The creed of our democracy is that liberty is acquired and kept by men and women who are strong and self-reliant, and possessed of such wisdom as God gives mankind — men and women who are just, and understanding, and generous to others — men and…

“Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.” Sir Francis Bacon, (c 497/6 BC – 406/5 BC) Greek playwright. Source Reference Sophocles Quote

“The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.” Sir Francis Bacon, (1561-1626) Philosopher, British Lord Chancellor. Source Reference Famous Sir Francis Bacon Quote

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Mark Twain, [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) American author and humorist. Source Reference Mark Twain Quote

“It has often been found that profuse expenditures, heavy taxation, absurd commercial restrictions, corrupt tribunals, disastrous wars, seditions, persecutions, conflagrations, inundation, have not been able to destroy capital so fast as the exertions of private citizens have been able to create it.” Thomas Babington…

“I never could believe that Providence had sent a few men into the world, ready booted and spurred to ride, and millions ready saddled and bridled to be ridden.” Richard Rumbold, (1744–1775), (1622–1685) Parliamentarian soldier, political radical, exiled for his role in the…

“Under God we are determined that, wheresoever, whensoever, or howsoever, we shall be called upon to make our exit, we will die freemen.” Josiah Quincy, Jr., (1744–1775), attorney, “the Patriot”, essayist, son of Josiah Quincy I, 1774. Source Reference Josiah Quincy, Jr….

“But what is Freedom?  Rightly understood, a universal licence to be good.” Hartley Coleridge, (1796-1849) Poet. Source Reference Hartley Coleridge Quote

“Government can do something for the people only in proportion as it can do something to the people.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source Reference Thomas Jefferson Quote