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 MADISONThe truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.
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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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And I have no doubt that every new example will succeed, as every past one has done, in showing that religion and Government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together.
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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 Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.
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If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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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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Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
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Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations.
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The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
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The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.
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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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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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The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
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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 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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