Quote by Walter Lippmann
The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legi

The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. – Walter Lippmann

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There is no arguing with the pretenders to a divine knowledge and to a divine mission. They are possessed with the sin of pride, they have yielded to the perennial temptation. – Walter Lippmann

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The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart. – Walter Lippmann

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It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most. – Walter Lippmann

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Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. – Benjamin Franklin

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A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none. – Joseph De Maistre

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A Constitution should be short and obscure. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

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