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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 men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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Angel Government Men Necessary
Any reading not of a vicious species must be a good substitute for the amusements too apt to fill up the leisure of the labouring classes.
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Class Good Labour Leisure Read Species Substitute Vicious
America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity.
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Country Immigration Indelible Prosperity Settlement
Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.
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Aid Flourish Government Greater Purity Religion
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.
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Duly Excess Power Prevail Property Respect Sort
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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Encroachment Liberty Mind Public Security Soil Throw Treasure
A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States.
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Cooperation Political Promotion Reconstruction Sincere Steadfast System
What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?
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Government Human Itself Nature Reflection
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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Ascertain Education Expense Forward Meet Posses Public Talent Youth
A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.
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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
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.
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Abridgement Believe Encroachment Freedom Gradual Instance More People Silent
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
Despotism can only exist in darkness, and there are too many lights now in the political firmament to permit it to remain anywhere, as it has heretofore done, almost everywhere.
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Darkness Exist Firmament Light Many Now Political
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.
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Abate Assume Class Doubt Found Government Misery
Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people.
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Favourite Free Institution Learn Object Ought People

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