Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
Gold to Greeley, Horace
and silver that waits for them in West, 476
isn’t all, 33
natural stability of g., 159
Not g. but only men, 1234
property turns sand to g., 1550
standard, 1205
vote for g., 159
Age, 309
door, 1770
shining, g. opportunity, 68
Silence is g., 1691
achieve g. in their own small corner of the world, 1361
administration can never save bad policy, 1372
America is great because she is g., 829
Bad administration, to be sure, can destroy g. policy, 1372
churches, 217
conducive to the g., 105
consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, 1214
Do all the g. you can, 452
few things wholly evil or wholly g., 561
For every g. that you wish to preserve, 1605
greatest g. for the greatest number, 119
If a g. deed I may do, 453
if men be bad, let the government be never so g., 745
Let men be g., and the government cannot be bad, 745
men to do nothing, 560
more power than any g. man should want, 1447
most g. things are produced by labor, 977
must associate; else they fall one by one, 560
no g. man would deserve, 1447
nor must we ever do Evil, that G. may come of it, 564
not even for the general g. of the whole community, 997
nothing so bad or so g. that you will not find an Englishman doing it, 535
of those who confer … the trust, 712
penalty g. men pay for indifference to public affairs, 565
pursuing our own g. in our own way, 650
rather do the g. that is straight under our noses, 1361
roads, 217
schools, 217
took the g. things for granted, 1605
what was g. for our country
was g. for General Motors, 352
whether it have more of evil than of g., 561
will toward men, 1315
Christ Jesus Lord God Jehova, 917
so plucking the g., 1788
ability of the President and the Congress to g. this Nation, 526
heard by those who g., 1747
Here, sir, the people g., 762
One father is enough to g. one hundred sons, 193
only legitimate right to g., 763
People who own the country ought to g. it, 764
representatives chosen by the people to g., 1364
teaches us to g. ourselves, 719
by different laws, 1631
by God, 746
consent of the g., 760
express grant of power from the g., 763
one of the g. instead, 1566
that country is best g., which is least g., 723
to be g. is to be watched over, 747
class is composed of the strong men, 1566
forfeit your right to be considered one of the g., 1566
great art of g., 744
not g. too much, 751
[United States] can do without g., 711
administration of g., like a guardianship, 712
aim of g. is liberty, 785
aim of g. is not to rule, 785
are carrying an immense weight, 731
are very keen on amassing statistics, 1768
art of g., 751
at all levels was refreshed and renewed and made truly responsive, 1617
at Washington still lives, 718
bad g. has grown out of too much g., 758
becomes a lawbreaker, 707
being the people’s business, 1573
best g. is that which governs least, 753
big enough to give you everything you want, 714
big enough to take from you everything you have, 714
boards of control, 1588
business of g., 781
by the people, 760–765
called a republic, 425
cannot choose between party g. and Parliamentary g., 1377
cannot endure permanently half slave and half free, 1851
cannot expect perfect g., 1351
citizen participation, 766–772
contribute to his G., 1794
corporation we may all well dread, 722
critics of, 731
definition of, 773–775
democracy is the worst form of G. except all those other forms, 417
duty of g. to make its citizens happy, 786
essence of g., 729
essence of G. is power, 1450
Every country has the g. it deserves, 740
faults of a G., 749
folly or the wickedness of g., 1193
form may survive the substance of the faith, 717
free system of g., 738
freest g. … would not be long acceptable, 1549
functions do not include the support of the people, 777
functions of the general g. on which you have a right to call, 405
God-given right to kick the g. around, 743
good g., 55
hope for the salvation of free g., 506
how little after all it is possible for any g. to do, 783
If men were angels, no g. would be necessary, 739
If the g. is in jeopardy, 442
If we [socialists] gained control of the American g., 1711
immortality on earth is a g. bureau, 709
in the honest, simple, and plain manner which is consistent with its character and purpose, 1670
integrity of g., 752
is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants, 773
is best which governs least, 753
is best which governs not at all, 753
is distinctive from administration, 734
is force, 754
is like a big baby, 775
is not reason, 754
is not self-existent, 73
is the exact symbol of its People, 710
is the expression of what cultivation exists in the population which permits it, 1004
is what the people think, 774
it was a good g., 737
language of that illustrious g., 1867
legitimate object of g., 780
less g. we have the better, 753
let the g. be never so good, 745
liberty … [is the] vital principle [of g.], 1050
Like People like G., 710
Many forms of g. have been tried, 417
members of the G., 159
mobs should be forced to work and not depend on g. for subsistence, 795
moral test of g., 724
no secrets from g., 1529
not a g. of laws, 756
not one bit better than the g. we got for one-third the money, 807
not our democratic system of g., 493
obedience to G., 1476
object of any good g., 977
object of good g., 778
object of g., 785
objects of all legitimate g., 779
of laws, 793
of laws and not of men, 761, 991
of persons is replaced by the administration of things, 1757
offices, 1563
officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct, 793
omissions of a G. frozen in the ice of its own indifference, 749
order and property would be saved by a strong military g., 421
ought not to interfere, 780
party g. and Parliamentary g., 1377
people are cheated out of the best ingredients in their G., 1931
people are responsible for the acts of their g., 1346
people may prefer a free g., 741
policy, is an inseparable compound of the two [good and evil], 561
politics is g., 1430
popular g., 969
[popular g.] rests upon two principles, 1644
power, 1774
power of g., 1567
preservation of a free g., 489
prevent g. from wasting the labors of the people, 727
purpose of, 776–787
responsive to the people, 715
rigorously frugal & simple, 382
satire is this on g., 1789
Science of G. it is my duty to study, 481
separation of powers, 788–792
shall in the future have no right under any implied power, 1763
should be at all times open to the public view, 1573
should not be made an end in itself, 787
standard of responsibility which no g. can possibly meet, 783
strong and a just, and, if possible, a good g., 757
strong enough to protect the interests of the people, 750
struggling to maintain the g., not to overthrow it, 732
superiority [of popular g.] … rests upon two principles, 1644
support of pure g., 1337
support their G., 777
take the trouble to do the work of g., 1566
taking from the federal g. the power of borrowing, 384
to regulate that which it subsidizes, 1587
Too much law was too much g., 759
too strong for the liberties of its own people, 733
too weak to maintain its own existence, 733
unequal to the exertions necessary for preserving it, 741
upon principle, has not right to interfere with anything other than the general class of things, 1761
utmost g. can do, 783
value of, 772
was not a perfect g., 737
we must make g. believable, 715
we stood by our g. in its peril, 737
which attempts more than this is precisely the g. which is likely to perform less, 781
Which is the best g.?, 719
which robs Peter to pay Paul, 1796
who enjoys the protection of a free G., owes … his personal services to the defence of it, 1192
who shall reconstruct the fabric of demolished g., 755
wise and sound g., 1375
wise g. knows how to enforce with temper, 720
without newspapers, 1245
without popular information … [is] a Farce or a Tragedy, 969
without the power of defence! it is a solecism, 412
be most on our guard to protect liberty when the G. purposes are beneficent, 1048
are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, 1597
basis of our g., 1245
can enforce laws, 1746
can err, 749
do not and cannot support the people, 781
duty of g., 776
in its g. the deliberative forces should prevail, 1049
rest on the consent of the governed, 760
strong and successful g., 750
weak and helpless ones, 750
will remain virtuous, 726
working-men are the basis of all g., 976
people who mean to be their own G., 969
best government is that which g. least, 753
God g. in the affairs of men, 703
government is best which g. least, 753
government is best which g. not at all, 753
in America, the President reigns … and Journalism g., 1524
of mustard seed, 592
of wheat, 1752
none ever would be made so g., 161
size is not g., 51
of power from the governed, 763
specific g. of power, 1511
us a common faith, 1463
us fair weather for Battle, 1473
took the good things for g., 1605
implied g. of power, 214
I am the g., 1964
love … is as perennial as the g., 1114
sooner or later green g. would break through, 542
two Blades of G., 30
will grow in the streets, 27
beside my g. [my effigy], not grim and scowling, but all smiles and garlands, 376
dig the g. of the United States, 2043
paths of glory lead but to the g., 1216
republic of the g., 368
proud men compete for nameless g., 1110
like g. by night and by day, 941
mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and g., 1134
pole, 1778
all g. world-historic facts and personages appear … twice, 856
and noble task, 2029
as g. an American as ever lived, 830
assembly of g. men is the greatest fool upon earth, 608
challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet, 819
days ahead, 59
entail, 1608
first be g. in his own Philadelphia, 817
fixed star in the firmament of g. names, 1977
he who can alter my state of mind, 818
he who would be g. anywhere, 817
if you wish to be g. at all, you must begin where you are, 817
institutions will provide it with g. men, 1151
jump through any hoop / To be the g. man of a little group, 656
man dies, 371
mass of the people, 1620
men are almost always bad men, 1443
men are the guideposts and landmarks in the state, 816
men, take paths beaten by, 825
men, There aren’t any, 819
nations rise and fall, 1238
Not he is g. who can alter matter, 818
Presidents were leaders of thought, 1504
Society, 2028
Society has arrived, 1714
Society is not a safe harbor, 691
Society rests on abundance and liberty for all, 691
Some are born g., 828
souls endure in silence, 1694
Spirit placed me and my people on this land poor and naked, 1545
statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, 1766
three things which make a nation g., 815
thy sea is so g., 1479
voice of g. events, 1584
We cannot avoid meeting g. issues, 827
with small men no g. thing can really be accomplished, 1760
negotiation [Papers] with G. B. were laid before the Senate, 792
See also England
Four things g. than all things are, 824
good for the g. number, 119
poem is still unsung, 111
and genius of America, 829
be not afraid of g., 828
farewell, to all my g., 1103
I am against bigness and g. in all their forms, 822
I know the g. of the task for which Providence has chosen me, 821
in his knowledge that man has found his g., 972
some achieve g., 828
some have g. thrust upon ’em, 828
to bend history itself, 179
We do not display our g. by placing ourselves at one extremity, 826
more glorious edifice than G. or Rome, 755
and lust for riches, 833
men, blind with the lust for money, 832
not an Athenian or a G., but a citizen of the world, 216
bearing gifts, 118