Quotes about Citizens
Every individual of the community at large has an equal right to the protection of government.
- Alexander Hamilton
The trouble with government as it is, is that it doesn't represent the people. It controls them.
- John Lennon
Democracy is "government of, by and for the people".
- Abraham Lincoln
It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so the government doesn't abuse it.
- Barack Obama
Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
- Aung San Suu Kyi
Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.
- Harry S. Truman
The further the departure from direct and constant control by the citizens, the less has the government of the ingredient of republicanism.
- Thomas Jefferson
People don't change under governments. Governments change. People remain the same.
- Will Rogers
In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.
- Edmund Burke
The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Democracy is the right choice and is the greatest form of government ever created.
- Max Lucado
Lots of folks are forced to skimp to support a government that won't.
- Winston Churchill