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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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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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. – 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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I often say that shareholders should feel very responsible for how responsive corporations are to the public trust. – Ruth J. Simmons

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Trust your ability! – Itzhak Perlman

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I never trusted good-looking boys. – Frances McDormand

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Never trust any complicated cocktail that remainds perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds. – Terry Prachett

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