The government shouldn't try to influence the way people think. The government should present facts and allow people to vote how they feel.
Government should exist with the consent of the people.
Thomas Jefferson. Smart man... The actual quote by Jefferson is "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." A variation of this was written by Alan Moore in the V for Vendetta comic book series in the late 1980s (which was made into a movie in 2005). The quote in this was: "People should not fear their government. Government should fear their people."
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government should protect the rights the people have been given. Should the government fail in this fundamental duty, the people have the right to overthrow the government.
The Federalists viewed the people as lesser than them and the people should not run the government. The Republicans viewed the people greatly like they should run the government.
All branches of government should be equal so that none can gain too much power or influence
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john maynard keynes
CBI should be insulated from influence of the government as it helps them to be better able to complete their jobs. Care must be taken to prevent them from exceeding their legal boundaries however.
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson
His "social contract" theory established that a government should serve and protect the people under it - acting only with "consent of the governed".
that government should exist by the consent of the people.
According to the Declaration of Independence, the government should protect the rights the people have been given. Should the government fail in this fundamental duty, the people have the right to overthrow the government.
Government should exist with the consent of the people.
Acceptance by a people that nationhood is primary and religion is secondary to that and that religious organizations should not in any way influence or interfere in government.
The government wants marijuana to be illegal because it would be widely abused, and cause more deaths (mostly by driving under the influence) if marijuana were to be legal. It has negative effects on people.
Thomas Jefferson. Smart man... The actual quote by Jefferson is "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." A variation of this was written by Alan Moore in the V for Vendetta comic book series in the late 1980s (which was made into a movie in 2005). The quote in this was: "People should not fear their government. Government should fear their people."
The Presbyterian church believed decisions should be made by elders and authority should be divided among several people, like the branches of the U.S. government.