"I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy." - John Adams

"A government of laws, and not of men." - John Adams

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few" - George Washington

"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way." - Abraham Lincoln

"The government is us; we are the government, you and I." - Theodore Roosevelt

"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one." - George Washington

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." - George Washington

"No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life." - John Adams

"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." - Gerald Ford