"Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government." ― Thomas Jefferson Topic(s): Government Tags: informed, people, whenever More From Thomas Jefferson "Power is not alluring to pure minds." "I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend." "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." More In Government "People should be free, people should be unencumbered by regulation as much as possible, that big government always goes corrupt and the truth shall always set you free."― Glenn Beck "In the name of the United States and President Bush, I want to thank the Mexican people, President Fox and his government for their friendship."― Tony Garza "Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home."― William E. Gladstone