"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."

—Thomas Jefferson

"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
  You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
  You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
  You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
  You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
  You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
  You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves." (Abraham Lincoln)

Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give it to those who are not.  (...Thomas Jefferson )

Once health care is nationalized, medical rationing is inevitable. (Wall Street Journal)

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance (Thomas Jefferson)