"The people’s government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people." ― Daniel Webster Topic(s): Government More From Daniel Webster "On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions." "Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens." "The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power." More In Government "A perfect storm is in the making: financial uncertainty, economic downturn, government cuts, rising unemployment and a future that looks less clear the more we try to fathom it."― Jonathan Sacks "There are laws for peace as well as war."― Titus Livius "Republicans know that government spending creates jobs. They just want that spending to be funneled to their projects and districts… and they certainly don’t want to say it out loud."― Jennifer Granholm