“We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.”
Richard M. Nixon
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
Thomas Jefferson
“America, where thanks to Congress, there are forty million laws to enforce the Ten Commandments”
Anatole France
“Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government”
George Washington
“America is successful because of the hard work and creativity and enterprise of our people.”
George W. Bush
“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.”
Henry Louis Mencken
“Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.”
