Quotes About People

Power has only one duty--to secure the social welfare of the people.

The English in politics are as the old Hebrews in religion, a favoured and peculiar people.

The creeds are not changing as rapidly as the beliefs of the people, nor as rapidly as most men of progressive mind desire.

We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps any other under heaven. Every man among us reads, and is so easy in his circumstances as to have leisure for conversations of improvement and for acquiring information.

I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such: because I think a General Government necessary for us, and there is no Form of Government but what may be a Blessing to the People if well-administred; and I believe farther that this is likely to be well administred for a Course of Years and can only end in Despotism as other Forms have done before it, when the People shall become so corrupted as to need Despotic Government, being incapable of any other.

He wish'd to please everybody; and, having little to give, he gave expectations.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Somebody, it seemed, gave it out that I loved ladies; and then everybody presented me their ladies (or the ladies presented themselves) to be embraced, that is to have their necks kissed...The French ladies had a thousand other ways of rendering themselves agreeable by their various attentions and civilities, and their sensible conversation. Tis a delightful people to live with.

Mirth pleaseth some, to others 'tis offence, Some commend plain conceit, some profound sense; Somew ish a witty Jest, some dislike that, And most would have themselves they know not what. Then he that would please all, and himself too, Takes more in hand than he is like to do.

The constitution] can only end in Despotism as other Forms have done before it when the People shall become so corrupted as to need Despotic Government, being incapable of any other.

the Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all.—

queria agradar a todos e, tendo muito pouco a oferecer, oferecia expectativas

Creditors are a kind of people that have the sharpest eyes and ears, as well as the best memories of any in the world.

pleases. And, lastly (I may as well confess it, since my denial of it will be believed by nobody), perhaps I shall a good deal gratify my own vanity. Indeed, I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," &c., but some vain thing immediately followed. Most people

He wished to please everybody; and, having little to give, he gave expectations.

Respect children because they're human beings and they deserve respect, and they'll grow up to be better people.

Don't give me truth, just give me gossip And skeletons from people's closets, I wanna be normal And millions buy it, I am blinded by The SUN.

Have you noticed that all the people in favour of birth control are already born?

Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations.

There are people in New York who feel I should have more of a hometown approach. I feel we have to be a mirror and reflect what's happening on the court.

So often, I think, in these relationship comedies, they don't necessarily reflect the people that I know. They don't reflect myself.

What people eat is not well documented. Food writers prefer to focus on fashionable, expensive restaurants whose creative dishes reflect little of what most people are eating.

Politicians always think they know what people feel. It's a fallacy, because there is no such thing as 'the people.' It is a discursive device for summoning the people that you want. You're constructing the people, you're not reflecting the people.

The Indo-Canadian community has been a microcosm of the people of Indian origin living abroad besides reflecting India's diversity.