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The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.

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Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
JAMES MADISON

Ambition Counteract Made
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 rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted.
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Government Institute Object Person Property Protection Right
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
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Forever Govern Governor Knowledge Mean Own People Power Themselves
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
JAMES MADISON

Abridgement Believe Encroachment Freedom Gradual Instance More People Silent
I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate whenever the Government assumes a freer aspect and the laws favor a subdivision of Property.
JAMES MADISON

Abate Assume Class Doubt Found Government Misery
As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.
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Equal Man Property Right Said
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.
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Administered Control Enable First Frame Government Men Over
In no instance have… the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.
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Church Guardian Instance Liberation People
Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people.
JAMES MADISON

Favourite Free Institution Learn Object Ought People
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
Commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive, and impolitic.
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Commercial Communication Free Generally Shackles
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
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Better Circulation Confidence Money
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
What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support?
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Edify Learn Liberty More Other Seasonable Spectacle
No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
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