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.
JAMES MADISONReligion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.
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The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.
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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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Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people.
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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.
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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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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
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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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A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.
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The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.
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All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.
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A man has a property in his opinions and the free communication of them.
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Wherever there is interest and power to do wrong, wrong will generally be done.
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It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.
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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 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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