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"Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people."
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"There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion."
"An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."
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"I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American people, and I know He will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek His powerful aid."
"In the scheme of our national government, the presidency is preeminently the people's office."
"A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves."
"The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should not support the people."
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