Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.

Rome has spoken; the case is closed.

The government is everywhere sovereign in the state, and the constitution is in fact the government.

We shall learn the qualities of governments in the same way as we learn the qualities of individuals, since they are revealed in their deliberate acts of choice; and these are determined by the end that inspires them.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

From the nature of things, every society must at all times possess within itself the sovereign powers of legislation.

Government is necessary to defend communities from miseries from within themselves; from the prevalence of intestine discord, mutual injustice and violence; the members of the society continually making a prey one of another, without any defence one from another.

If I can't, then that would make it an absolute and you said there aren't any absolutes." "That's different." "How is it different?" "It's the government." "You mean, there aren't any absolutes except the government?" "I mean, if they say it's important, then it is.

I believe in the Constitution and I will obey the Constitution of the United States. We're not going to use signing statements as a way of doing an end run around congress.

The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works

Can one who hates right govern?" Job 34:13

Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.