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Quote by James Madison
Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power. – James Madison

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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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Government
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James Madison
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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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Bill Clinton sitting on Air Force One getting his hair cut while people around the country cooled their heels and waited for him, became a metaphor for a populist president who had gotten drunk with the perks of his own power and was sort of, you know, not sensitive to what people wanted. – Dee Dee Myers

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power

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. – Calvin Coolidge

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power

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. – Booker T. Washington

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power

True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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power

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Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war. – Al McGuire

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Youve got to have a dream… if you dont have any big dreams, nothing happens. – Ian Rush

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In my mind, as long as I did what was right for me, I was cool. But thats not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account. – Joe Nichols

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I used to work in a funeral home to feel good about myself, just the fact that I was breathing. – Chuck Palahniuk

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