"Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed."
― Paul Tsongas
Topic(s):
Government
More From Paul Tsongas
- "From a viable economy to the full funding of Headstart, from a clean environment to true equality for women, from a strong military to a commitment to racial brotherhood, from schools that are honored to streets free of excessive violence."
- "Seven and half years ago I began my own journey. For me and my family it was a time of adversity. But during that adversity I derived a deeper faith. And born out of that adversity was a commitment to devote myself to those people and to those issues that truly matter to me."
- "Journey with me to a true commitment to our environment. Journey with me to the serenity of leaving to our children a planet in equilibrium."
More In Government
- "I think the country’s getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government."― George McGovern
- "It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself."― Thomas Jefferson
- "Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind."― William Godwin