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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

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The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
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Abuse Essence Government Hand Human Liable Lodge Must Power
Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.
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Done Generally Interest Power Wrong
The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.
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Case Decide Declare Executive Question Right War
I entirely concur in the propriety of resorting to the sense in which the Constitution was accepted and ratified by the nation. In that sense alone it is the legitimate Constitution.
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Proprietor Accept Concur Constitution Entire Resort Sense
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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Ceaseless Church Country Dhore Forever Purpose Separation Soak Soil State Strifem
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
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Danger Great Majority May Minority Republic Respect Right Sufficiency
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.
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Arm Best Body Compose Defense Militia Most Natural People Regulated Trained
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
JAMES MADISON

Angel Government Men Necessary
To the press alone, chequered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.
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Abuse Alone Chequered Press
It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.
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Charge Danger Home Liberty Loss Provision Rank Truth Universal
That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.
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Advance Agriculture Art Country Most Part Population Rapid
A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.
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Communication Free Man Opinion Property
Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages.
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Country Journey Leasant Mild Pleasant Season
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
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Better Circulation Confidence Money
The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy.
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Citizen Class Food Independent Mostly Own Provide Raiment True View
All that seems indispensible in stating the account between the dead and the living, is to see that the debts against the latter do not exceed the advances made by the former.
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Account Advance Between Debt Former Indispensible Live Made State

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