A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read read more

A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.

Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.