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The essence of Government is power and power, lodged as it must be

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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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. – James Madison

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Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages. – James Madison

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We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another. – Richard M. Nixon

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Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government. – Grover Cleveland

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Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances. – Steve Allen

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Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program. – Milton Friedman

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Simplify, then add lightness. – Colin Chapman

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A coward is one who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs. – Ambrose Bierce

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Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. – Voltaire

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You better take advantage of the good cigars. You dont get much else in that job. – Thomas P. ONeill

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