#government

Today, public understanding of our past and our system of government is pitifully low. ↗

— Eric Liu

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Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

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What's wrong is that we are not participating to make this the type of government it needs to be. ↗

— Mike Lowry

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The citizens of New Hampshire expect and deserve a government as clean as our mountain streams and as open as our blue skies. Today let us pledge together to make this government - the people's government - clean, open and honest. ↗

— John Lynch

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To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent. ↗

— John Lynch

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Improved turnout will give parliament and government the appearance of being more legitimate. ↗

— Peter Lynch

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Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. ↗

— James Madison

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Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government. ↗

— James Madison

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The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. ↗

— James Madison

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We supported the contras. We're not against all opposition to government, or all paramilitary operations. ↗

— Chris Matthews

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