Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.
Said by
Trent Franks
Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Franks cites Madison to discuss the dangers of power concentration.

Share

More from Trent Franks

Jun 2, 2015

I would say one other thing on the religious side. Xi Jinping may be making a strategic mistake. He is going a little too far. He is not being shrewd here.

congress.gov
Oct 21, 2015

Obviously, there's some of us, you know, that think that the rule of law applies to these little ones that have so little ability to protect themselves as well.

congress.gov
Mar 1, 2017

I am here today to alert you to the dangerous state of our Nation's strategic capabilities and what the Obama years have done to our ability to deter and defeat the deadliest weapons known to humanity.

congress.gov
Mar 8, 2017

North Korea has evolved from an eccentric regional problem with a nuclear weapons issue into an extremely dangerous nuclear threat to America.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation