Thursday Thirteen

1. Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. ~ Abraham Lincoln

2. In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it. ~ Cal Thomas

3. It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped. ~ Hubert H. Humphrey

4. The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. ~ Winston Churchill

5. Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

6. The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. ~ Thomas Jefferson

7. It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes. ~ Andrew Jackson

8. Our government . . . teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. ~ Louis D. Brandeis

9. We have the best government that money can buy. ~ Mark Twain

10. The greater part of the governments on earth may be termed monarchical aristocracies, or hereditary dominions independent of the people. ~ Ezra Stiles

11. Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. ~ Joe Biden

12. Our ability to participate in government, to elect our leaders and to improve our lives is contingent upon our ability to access the ballot. We know in our heart of hearts that voting is a sacred right - the fount from which all other rights flow. ~ Stacey Abrams

13. No government, no organization, no citizen can afford to be less than vigilant in combating bigotry, intolerance and hatred. And frankly, our way of life depends on that vigilance. ~ Barry O'Farrell

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