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.
JAMES MADISONThe personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.
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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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Commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive, and impolitic.
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Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.
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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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Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
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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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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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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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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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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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No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
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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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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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Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.
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The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
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