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All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree. -

All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree. – James Madison

Other quotes by James Madison

To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea. – James Madison

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Government
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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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Constitution
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Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. – James Madison

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Trust
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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it. – E. W. Howe

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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it. – H. L. Mencken

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Men

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence. – Democritus

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Men

Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people. – Charles de Secondat

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Men

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Look up at the miracle of the falling snow,—the air a dizzy maze of whirling, eddying flakes, noiselessly transforming the world, the exquisite crystals dropping in ditch and gutter, and disguising in the same suit of spotless livery all objects upon which they fall. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866

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Its amazing, it doesnt feel like it has been 10 years since retirement. – Gabriela Sabatini

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Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat. – Anais Nin

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