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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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Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty. – James Madison

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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – 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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What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the most magnificent government on the face of the Earth, and the reason is this: because it was intended to preserve the American society and the American spirit, not to transform it or destroy it. – Mark Levin

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Im against big bureaucracy in Washington making health care decisions. I just have an aversion to bureaucrats. But its not just government bureaucrats. I dont like HMO bureaucrats and insurance company bureaucrats either. – Gary Bauer

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For me, journalism has been more a matter of projecting a particular approach to covering policies, to covering issues. It was a continuation of what I tried to do in government. – Eliot Spitzer

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When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals. – Bono

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