The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.
JAMES MADISONThat part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.
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War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits.
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If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
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They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.
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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
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As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.
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The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.
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Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense.
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The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived.
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The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.
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A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.
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I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment.
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The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
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The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.
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Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations.
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The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
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