"The government is us; we are the..." - Quote by Theodore Roosevelt
The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
More by Theodore Roosevelt
“For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.”
“Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.”
“The dreams of golden glory in the future will not come true unless, high of heart and strong of hand, by our own mighty deeds we make them come true.”
More on Government
“Government control gives rise to fraud, suppression of Truth, intensification of the black market and artificial scarcity. Above all, it unmans the people and deprives them of initiative, it undoes the teaching of self-help.”
“Those who would trade in their freedom for their protection deserve neither.”
“A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations...is the only true sovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does of necessity fly to anarchy or to despotism.”
More on Democracy
“The ultimate arbiter is the people of the Union.”
“Elections matter and voting counts.”
“America is governed by rules of law, and those are not ones that the President of the United States or anybody else can just set aside for the sake of expediency Even when we are deeply supportive of Turkish democracy, and even when we care deeply about any attempts to overthrow their government or any other illegal actions, we've got to go through a legal process.”