Republican Character

Famous quotes containing the words republican and/or character:

    I go by the great republican principle, that the people will have the virtue and intelligence to select men of virtue and wisdom [to the offices of government].
    James Madison (1751–1836)

    Gentleness and delicacy of character are everywhere apparent in his verse. The simplest and humblest words come readily to his lips.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)