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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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I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment.
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Abolition Capital Entire Fair Punishment Regret Trail
Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people.
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Favourite Free Institution Learn Object Ought People
The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
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Better Circulation Confidence Money
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
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Against Danger Defense Foreign Historical Home Instrument Mean Tyranny
The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.
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Constitution Happy Hope Liberty Miracle Wonder
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
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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Angel Government Men Necessary
Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence.
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Beget Confidence Religion Sentiment Surprise Union
If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason.
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Criterion Gotten Majority Philosophic Suffrage Take Truth Ught
There is no maxim, in my opinion, which is more liable to be misapplied, and which, therefore, more needs elucidation, than the current one, that the interest of the majority is the political standard of right and wrong.
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Elucidation Liable Maxim Misappled More Need Opinion Therefore
A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.
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Free Instructed People Permanent Well
The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.
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Faculty First Government Object Protection
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
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Advantage Diffusion Guardian Knowledge Liberty Only True
By rendering the labor of one, the property of the other, they cherish pride, luxury, and vanity on one side; on the other, vice and servility, or hatred and revolt.
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Cherish Labor Luxury Other Pride Property Render Vanity
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
The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security.
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Danger Extensive Federal Government Important Most Operation Time War

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