In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.

True leaders respect and honor authority but are comfortable in its presence.

Religion, by 'consecrating' the state, gives the people an added impetus to respect and regard their regime.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.

A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete execution of the trusts for which it is responsible; free from every other control but a regard to the public good and to the sense of the people.

A sacred respect for the Constitutional Law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.

No American conservative has ever argued that the government should never be involved in peoples' lives. That is anarchy, and we don't argue for that.

Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home

I didn't vote for [President Bush]. But I've never said anything bad about the guy because I have respect for the office.