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Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. – James Madison

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The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. – James Madison

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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. – James Madison

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Government
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James Madison
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Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad. – James Madison

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What Clinton did with Lewinsky was despicable but was no threat to the nation. That he lied about it repeatedly and to the public is a reason for us to cease to trust him and for him to resign. – Donella Meadows

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I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men… in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor. – Martin Van Buren

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I dont trust anybody in my life except my mother and my dogs. – Cheryl Cole

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I have to trust what I do and then do it. – Ednita Nazario

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I started out with nothing. I still have most of it. – Michael Davis

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We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice – that is, until we have stopped saying It got lost, and say, I lost it. – Sydney J. Harris

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A friend said to me, Be glad for your troubles – they strengthen you. Well, if thats the truth, Im going to be so strong theyll have to beat me to death! – Sonia Johnson

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It takes no genius to observe that a one man band never gets very big. – Charles A. Garfield

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