"When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty."
― Thomas Jefferson
Topic(s):
Government
More From Thomas Jefferson
- "Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question."
- "No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will."
- "Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty."
More In Government
- "Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind."― William Godwin
- "I always loved aesthetics. Not particularly fashion, but an idea of beauty."― Miuccia Prada
- "A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government."― Al Gore