"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."-George Washington
Unlike politicians today, Washington's statements were clear and unambiguous. President Washington said "A free people ought to be armed." - Jan 14 1790, Boston Independent Chronicle
"The construction applied ... to those parts of the Constitution of the United States which delegate Congress a power ... ought not to be construed as themselves to give unlimited powers." -Thomas Jefferson
“Government is at its best, a necessary evil, at its worst, an intolerable one."-Thomas Paine
"Congress can raise taxes because it can persuade a sizable fraction of the populace that somebody else will pay.”-Milton Friedman
“We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.”-Winston Churchill
“Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in by each successive political wind.” - Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
“Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” - Abraham Lincoln
"Plant your feet in the right place, and then stand firm!" - Abraham Lincoln
For additional quotes see the slideshow on the Audio-Video page, see 2nd Amendment page, see the Quotes page in the Library...