“Over the 20th century, the federal government has assumed a vast and unprecedented set of powers. Not only has the exercise of those powers upset the balance between federal and state governments; run roughshod over individuals, families, and firms; and…

“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, (1890-1969), 34th US President, WWII General. Source: first inaugural address, 20 January 1953. Source Reference Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote

“Men are rewarded and punished not for what they do, but rather for how their acts are defined. This is why men are more interested in better justifying themselves than in behaving themselves.” Thomas Szasz, (1920- ) Author, Professor. Source: The Second Sin, 1973….

“Congress is continually appointing fact-finding committees, when what we really need are some fact-facing committees.” Theodore Roosevelt, Roger Allen. Source Reference Roger Allen Quote

“The most difficult struggle of all is the one within ourselves. Let us not get accustomed and adjusted to these conditions. The one who adjusts ceases to discriminate between good and evil. He becomes a slave in body and soul. Whatever may happen…

“No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty by the community.” Theodore Roosevelt, (1858-1919) 26th US President. Source Reference Theodore Roosevelt Quote

“Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is impossible that a nation of infidels or idolaters should be a nation of freemen. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a…

“O, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (1771-1832) Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet  Source: “Marmion”, Canto VI, Stanza 17. Source Reference Famous Sir Walter Scott Quote

“[There can be no] rational administration of government when good men are held in the same esteem as bad ones.” Polybius, (ca. 203-120 BC,) Greek historian. Source Reference Polybius Quote

“There are two freedoms — the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where a man is free to do what he ought.” Charles Kingsley, (1819-1875) English clergyman, university professor, historian, and novelist. Source Reference Charles Kingsley…

“Always stand on principle, even if you stand alone.” John Quincy Adams, (1767-1848) 6th US President. Source Reference John Quincy Adams Quote

“…The very definition of a republic is ‘an empire of laws, and not of men.’” John Adams, (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President
Source: “Thoughts on Government” January, 1776. Source Reference John Adams Quote