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The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of pr

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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The essence of Government is power and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. – James Madison

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What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support? – James Madison

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