Chris Lowe Quotes

No government, be it the most perfect, can stand without strong executive authority.

Elected presidents are for countries.

The civilized world needs to think about a decision when single politicians are not allowed to stay in power.

I don't order laws, I propose them.

My plan is to govern as long as I can.

Governments propose, and oppositions dispose.

The people who own the country ought to govern it.

Democracy abhors a vacuum.

We are all the President's men.

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.

I wish I could set deadlines for the Congress, but that's just not the way the Constitution is written.

Now we are governed by gentlemen.

That could have been a very successful Presidency had President Nixon really believed in our system.

History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.

I shall not seek and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as president.

Are the governors such exceptionally gifted men as to enable them … to represent the masses and act in the interests of all men better than all men would be able to act for themselves?

Democracy is politics.

A republic is little better than a government of devils

The President is the Custodian in Chief of the American dream

Politics determine who has the power, not who has the truth.

I think our democracy has it exactly right: two terms, eight years. It's enough. Because it's important to have one foot in reality when you have access to this kind of power.

I'm seeing too much power being concentrated in the executive branch, and so our system of government is really in jeopardy, and more importantly, the overwhelming issue that we've had for a long time is money in politics. I see that problem getting worse.

Democratic government is difficult. It is much more difficult than populists claim. It's not like running a business or a police force. It demands compromise.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.