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Definition of Republic
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Republic
Common weal. A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole body of the people, and is exercised by representatives elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. Democracy, 2. Related Definitions:
And, Body, By, Common, Commonwealth, Democracy, Elected, Exercised, In, Is, Of, People, Power, Sovereign, State, The, Them, Weal, Which, Whole |
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Republic Quotations
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight. Theodore Roosevelt Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic. Frank Lloyd Wright A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Niccolo Machiavelli The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. Alexis de Tocqueville Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I will provide you with a republic. Alexis de Tocqueville Syntax, my lad. It has been restored to the highest place in the republic. John Steinbeck The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests. Andrew Jackson The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the key to the safety of our country from all foreign intrigues and diplomacy, I say accept the key... and bolt the door at once. Andrew Jackson Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result. Andrew Jackson In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power. Marcus Tullius Cicero |
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Republic Translations
republic in Afrikaans is republiek republic in Dutch is republiek, vrijstaat republic in German is Republik republic in Italian is repubblica republic in Latin is res publica republic in Swedish is republik |
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