Cornelius Nepos Quotes

No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.

Democracy must first be safe for America before it can be safe for the world

They are these: sufficient food, sufficient armament, and the confidence of the people. Without the confidence of the people there would be no government.

I have tremendous confidence in the ability of government institutions and the American people to do what is right to make sure that our democracy stays on the right track.

The whole world depends on America ultimately, particularly Britain. And also, I love America - a marvelous country. But in a sense I don't worry about America because I think America has such huge strengths - particularly its freedom of thought and expression - that it's going to survive as a top nation for the foreseeable future.

If you present good government, then elections look after themselves.

In order to judge of the form to be given to this institution [the Senate], it will be proper to take a view of the ends to be served by it. These were,—first, to protect the people against their rulers, secondly, to protect the people against the transient impressions into which they themselves might be led.

Only basic agreement on the major objectives of the state can provide a society with a firm basis for democracy.

In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.

You make men love their country by giving them the kind of government and the kind of country that inspire respect and love.

No government, no head of government can last if the people feel that this government is not going to defend the security of the country.

Healthy skepticism is necessary to the continuation of our democracy. When it turns to paranoia, it becomes destructive. American history has alternated between the two .... A nation where cynicism toward government prevails cannot function effectively.

You have come here by the sovereign will of the people to cooperate with me in carrying out the mandate recently pronounced at the polls.

I am, as you know, only the servant of the people.

Being an American is not easy. It is hard. We are required to keep some serious promises. We are judged by a high standard, ones we crafted for ourselves in the founding documents of the republic, the ones that talk about the equality of all people, the ones that tell us that government is of the people, by the people and for the people. We need to live by this, at home and abroad, and it is just about the only thing we can do to face the hatred of those who want to destroy us. Our best defense is to stay true to who we are. Our best defense is to refuse to live in fear, of them, of ourselves, of anyone.

Those who would measure confidence in this country in the future must look first to the average citizen... .

Ours is the only government under heaven where liberty can, in truth, be said to dwell; and the numberless advantages of such a government, for moral, religious, and intellectual improvement, may be learnt from the prosperous state of our country since the time she assumed her just and proper station among the nations of the earth.

The government and people are inseparable under our system. We could not separate the government from the people if we would, and we would not if we could. This unity is the strength of our political structure.

If you have a sense of purpose and a sense of direction, I believe people will follow you. Democracy isn't just about deducing what the people want. Democracy is leading the people as well.

America, thankfully, is not an easy nation to commandeer.

There was a time when the United States government earned the trust of its people. There was a time when most people believed that the United States government was protecting them.

Being a patriot doesn't mean prioritizing service to government above all else. Being a patriot means knowing when to protect your country, knowing when to protect your Constitution, knowing when to protect your countrymen, from the violations of and encroachments of adversaries. And those adversaries don't have to be foreign countries.

The American people need to know if public servants are operating in the best interests of the United States or the Kremlin.

If you attack our democratically elected representatives, you attack our institutions, all our people and our sovereignty, and we will never allow that.

Ours is a government elected by the people and it will not succumb to threats.