In no country is there so much devolving upon the people relating to government as in ours. Unlike any other nation, here the people rule, and their will is the supreme law. It is sometimes sneeringly said by those who do not like free government, that here we count heads. True, heads are counted, but brains also.

William McKinley (1843-1901) US President (1897-1901)

Speech, Woodstock, Connecticut (4 July 1891)
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