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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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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Government
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The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. – James Madison

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Trust
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What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty and Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support? – James Madison

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I dont feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push their beliefs, unless theyre extremely well informed. – Ralph Fiennes

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Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can. – Philip Zimbardo

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power

Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have. – Andrew Young

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In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention. – Simone Weil

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What a cruel thing war is… to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. – Robert E. Lee

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Im for women choosing whatever they want to do but they have to really know what they are doing. – Alice Walker

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I think that is what film and art and music do they can work as a map of sorts for your feelings. – Bruce Springsteen

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