Quote by James Madison
War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to

War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. – James Madison

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Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. – James Madison

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Government
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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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Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. – James Madison

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power
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Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilisation in World War Two. We have everything we need except political will, but political will is a renewable resource. – Al Gore

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Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war. – John Bolton

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Im finding myself really angry over spending and the deficit. Im finding myself really angry over whats happening in the Middle East, the decision to stay in Afghanistan indefinitely. Im angry about cap and trade. And Ive been on record for a long time on the failed war on drugs. – Gary Johnson

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War

We often give our enemies the means to our own destruction. – Aesop

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I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I cant tell you specifically what theyve been in the recent months. In the past theyve been verbal kinds of messages that he needed to give me. Now theyre more dreams of his presence. – Judy Collins

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