Republic Quotes
Certainly there was no just cause of complaint from the Northern States - no advantage was ever sought or obtained by them for their section of the Republic.
The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation, are the most useful and significant.
Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared.
Titles are abolished; and the American Republic swarms with men claiming and bearing them.
MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration.
I assure you, it would be much more pleasant for me to be an ordinary voter in peaceful Chechnya than the president of a republic at war.
We are well on our way to becoming a banana republic in every respect except, of course, that we don't grow bananas.
I will make a prophecy that may now sound peculiar. In fifty years Lincoln's name will be inscribed close to Washington's on this Republic's roll of honor.
The U.S. prosecution service is eating at the soul of the American republic. It is an absolute danger to everyone.
Proof that they do not understand the republic is that in their fine promises for universal suffrage, they forgot women.
Democracy is not a Beloved Republic really, and never will be. But it is less hateful than other contemporary forms of government, and to that extent deserves our support.
It is a reality attested by all history that if a republic assumes imperial functions it will not remain a republic.
Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Not in vain has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to make this republic an example of justice, with no caste but the caste of humanity.
I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules.
It's important to show that, while authorizing the demonstrations and promoting diversity of opinion, the Republic can't allow itself to be undermined from within.
The failure of the Russian Socialist Republic will be the defeat of the proletariat of the whole world.
I believe that George Bush won the election through the vote of the people and the way our republic is set up. All we did was follow the law in the Department of State.
"What greater gift can we offer the republic than to teach and instruct our youth?"
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is wrong. There is no other time.
When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
The national will is the supreme law of the Republic, and on all subjects within the limits of his constitutional powers should be faithfully obeyed by the public servant.
We ought to deploy a missile defense shield to the Czech Republic and Poland, which Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pulled back on out of not wanting to offend the Russians back in 2009.
If the Zionist commit the folly and attack Iran, they will receive a crushing response from the Islamic Republic's armed forces which will lead to their annihilation.
All the States and Governments by which men are or ever have been ruled, have been and are either Republics or Princedoms.
The end of the republic is to enervate and to weaken all other bodies so as to increase its own body.
Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once again ask diplomatic allies to present its case before the United Nations this fall.
We have to build the Republic of Heaven where we are, because for us there is no elsewhere.
And then what?" said her daemon sleepily. "Build what?" "The Republic of Heaven," said Lyra.
Let us pray for peace in Africa, especially in the Central African Republic and in South Sudan.
A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.
The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of Leibniz's influence was suppressed.
Haiti was a French colony, but in 1804, the slaves rose up and defeated the French and formed the Republic. For the last 200 years, Haiti has had a very unfortunate history.
The people are not always well-informed, but is better that they have misconceptions that make them restless than that they be lethargic-for lethargy in the people means death for republics.
As someone who grew up there, I say: The Chechen Republic must remain part of Russia. Everything else is negotiable.
Indeed, it's futile to try and use Holy Scripture to support any political position. I deeply distrust anyone who does. Just look at what an Islamic Republic is like.
REPUBLIC, n. A nation in which, the thing governing and the thing governed being the same, there is only a permitted authority to enforce an optional obedience.
As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.
That Plato's Republic should have been admired, on its political side, by decent people, is perhaps the most astonishing example of literary snobbery in all history.
When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
A republic cannot succeed, till it contains a certain body of men imbued with the principles of justice and honour.
The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but we do a lot in the Dominican Republic.