Quote by James Madison
The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Amer

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. – James Madison

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The class of citizens who provide at once their own food and their own raiment, may be viewed as the most truly independent and happy. – James Madison

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Food
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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. – James Madison

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Government
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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. – James Madison

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Trust
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I dont like Bush. I dont trust him. I dont like his record. Hes stupid. Hes lazy. – Cher

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Its all about the director for me we have to click. Its a trust thing. Ill say Im ready to let down my walls. Ill cry for you as long as you need. But youre going to have to hug me afterwards. – Juno Temple

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Trust

Our citizens will lose their confidence or trust in the values and principles of the international community, especially if our personal identity is denied. – Boris Trajkovski

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Trust

When I think its good not to say the truth, I dont say anything. I dont like actors in general, they lie, they are liars, trust me. – Melanie Laurent

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Trust

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A great age of literature is perhaps always a great age of translations. – Ezra Pound

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If my career continues along its current arc, people will probably look at me and see a writer who is obsessed with the relationship between rich and poor and with how the rich somehow or other always manage to betray the poor, even when they dont mean to. – Richard Russo

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I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year. – David Friedman

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