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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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The 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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Acquire Personal Properly Property Protection Right Social
Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors.
JAMES MADISON

Affair Calculate Loss Nation Neighbor Stability Sustain Systematic Wisdom
The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.
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Faculty First Government Object Protection
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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Advantage Arm Being Constitution Country Every People Possess Preserve
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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Done Doubt Every Example Less Mix New Past Religion Succeed Together
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
What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?
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Government Human Itself Nature Reflection
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
Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.
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Aid Flourish Government Greater Purity Religion
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
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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Administered Control Enable First Frame Government Men Over
A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.
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Communication Free Man Opinion Property
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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Authority Declare Fruit Government Real Support Treasure
No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
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Continual Freedom Midst National Preserve Warfare
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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Continue Excercise Fallible Hope Liberty Long Reason
A 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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Arm Best Body Compose Defense Militia Most Natural People Regulated Trained

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