James D. Best Quotes & Sayings

We must endure the ignorant to protect the liberty of the majority. — James D. Best

Neither nations nor children should be conceived in public. — James D. Best

He suspended habeas corpus, arrested newspaper editors, jailed Northerners without hearings or trials, bypassed Congress, ignored the Supreme Court, and even arrested a member of Congress. He justified these violations as part of the Executive's War Powers and claimed that he violated the Constitution for the sole purpose of protecting it. — James D. Best

Good convention, with the military class and the — James D. Best

Republican theory clearly stated that the people held all political power, and only they could delegate authority to a government. The people were free to change governments at will. They didn't need permission from incumbents. — James D. Best