We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans. – P. J. ORourke
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Democracy cannot flourish half rich and half poor, any more than it can flourish half free and half slave. – Felix G. Rohatyn, New York Times, 3 June 1987
A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. – Grover Cleveland
If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you dont have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to declassified government archives. But such people may have far-reaching insights into the way the world works. – Noam Chomsky
Weve had Town Hall meetings, weve witnessed election after election, in which the American people have taken a position on the Presidents health care bill. And the bottom line is the people dont like this bill. They dont want it. – Eric Cantor
As Members of Congress we can now engage with our constituents via online innovations like the Huffington Post, while a small business in rural Oregon can use the Internet to find customers around the world. – Ron Wyden
Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion. – Samuel Johnson