“If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one, subject to particular exceptions.” James Madison,…

“The most important political office is that of private citizen.” Justice Louis D. Brandeis, (1856-1941) US Supreme Court Justice. Source Reference Justice Louis D. Brandeis Quote

“Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.” John V. Lindsay, (1921-2000) U.S. Congressman, Mayor of New York City. Source: The City, by John V. Lindsay, 1969. Source Reference John V. Lindsay Quote

“he urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.” H. L. Mencken, (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic. Source Reference H. L. Mencken Quote

“I have no reason to suppose, that he, who would take away my liberty, would not, when he had me in his power, take away every thing else.” John Locke, (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Source: Second Treatise on Civil…

“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” John Wesley, (1703-1791) Church…

“Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby.” George Herbert, [1593-1633] Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest. Source: The Temple (1633), The Church Porch, Lines 77-78. Source Reference George Herbert Quote

“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.” Frederick Douglass, [Frederick Baily] (1818-1895), escaped slave, Abolitionist, author, editor of the North Star and later the New National Era. Source Reference Frederick Douglass Quote

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” Andre Gide, (1869-1951) French writer. Source Reference Andre Gide Quote

“If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless, since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience the injustice of our fellows.” Molière, [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin] (1622-1673) French playwright Source Reference Molière…

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.” Lao-Tzu, [Li Erh] (570-490 BC) ‘Old Sage’, Father of Taoism. Source Reference Lao-Tzu Quote

“The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” John Ruskin, (1819-1900) British author, artist, social critic. Source Reference John Ruskin Quote