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Quote by James Madison
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over me

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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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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James Madison
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The proposed Constitution is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal constitution; but a composition of both. – James Madison

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A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity. – George Grenville

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I dont know people who dont say, boy the government is working better now. – Andrew Cuomo

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Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government. – William Lyon Mackenzie King

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