Republican Government Quotations

The genius of Republican liberty, seems to demand on one side, not only that all power should be derived from the people; but, that those entrusted with it should be kept in dependence on the people, by a short duration of their appointments; and, that, even during this short period, the trust should be placed not in a few, but in a number of hands.

It is of great importance in a republic, not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers; but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

[A]lthough a republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes irresistible.