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Republics Quotes (page 3)

...when the laws have ceased to be executed, as this can only come from the corruption of the republic, the state is already lost. Charles de Secondat
Marcus Tullius Cicero quote: "For he (Cato) gives his opinion as if he were in Plato's..."
For he (Cato) gives his opinion as if he were in Plato's Republic, not in Romulus' cesspool. Marcus Tullius Cicero
That was the difference, he had always known, between his faith and theirs, the political leaders of the people who cared only for things like the state, the republic: this child was more important than a whole continent. Graham Greene
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country? George Washington
American poetry has been part of a culture in conflict....We are a people tending toward democracy at the level of hope; at another level, the economy of the nation, the empire of business within the republic, both include in their basic premise the idea of perpetual warfare Muriel Rukeyser
Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy. Aristophanes
Law And Freedom without Violence (Anarchy)Law And Violence without Freedom (Despotism)Violence without Freedom And Law (Barbarism)Violence with Freedom And Law (Republic) Immanuel Kant
When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions. Calvin Coolidge
I believe we have a deficit of moral courage in the United States Congress. We have many learned individuals who know what is right but have not the courage to stand against the moral corruption that is now attempting to undermine our republic. Tom Coburn
Emile Zola quote: "Kings may usurp thrones, republics may be established, but the..."
Kings may usurp thrones, republics may be established, but the town scarcely stirs. Plassan sleeps while Paris fights. Emile Zola
Plato quote: "The beginning is the most important part of any work. Plato,..."
The beginning is the most important part of any work. Plato, The Republic, Book II Plato
Azar Nafisi quote: "Living in the Islamic Republic is like having sex with someone..."
Living in the Islamic Republic is like having sex with someone you loathe. Azar Nafisi
There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration. Andrew Carnegie
[F]reedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that "Oh, I don't get involved in politics," as if that makes you somehow cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable. Bill Maher
…But sometimes a person begins with opinions and judgments and valid criticisms, but then things creep in that have nothing to do with forming opinions, and then it’s all over with strict logic, and what you end up with is an absurd world republic and beautiful style. Thomas Mann

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