"When government is in fear of the people that is liberty, when people are in fear of the government that is tyranny."
Who said this?
2007-11-28 08:12:01 · 9 answers · asked by Star 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
“When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” It was spoken by Thomas Jefferson
2007-11-28 08:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Questions_I_ask 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-11-28 16:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-11-28 16:20:59 · answer #3 · answered by interested in finance 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
2007-11-28 16:19:52 · answer #4 · answered by SweeT 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson
it was later paraphrased by Grover Cleveland in his veto of the Texas Seed Bill, February 16 1887 .. when he quoted
Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people
2007-11-28 17:01:50 · answer #5 · answered by The old man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson said this quote,two months ago
2007-11-28 16:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who recited that quote is the one and only Thomas Jefferson.
2007-11-28 16:20:32 · answer #7 · answered by the carefree asian ! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like Jefferson
2007-11-28 16:19:47 · answer #8 · answered by One eyed pirate 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think i saw that on a bumper sticker.
2007-11-28 16:19:38 · answer #9 · answered by Doodles 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋