Was nutzt es gewählt zu werden, wenn man für nichts steht?
What is the use of being elected or re-elected, unless you stand for something?
Grover ClevelandThe ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board.
Grover ClevelandThough the people support the government, the government should not support the people.
Grover ClevelandI 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.
Grover ClevelandPublic officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.
Grover ClevelandOfficeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.
Grover ClevelandA government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.
Grover Cleveland