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.
JAMES MADISONA 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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If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.
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The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
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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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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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Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.
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A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.
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No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
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As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.
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America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity.
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The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the state.
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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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The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
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The capacity of the female mind for studies of the highest order cannot be doubted, having been sufficiently illustrated by its works of genius, of erudition, and of science.
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War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason.
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Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.
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